Paul Milfred Stasney v. The State of Texas Appeal from 372nd District Court of Tarrant County (memorandum opinion)
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COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NO. 02-17-00207-CR PAUL MILFRED STASNEY APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE ---------FROM THE 372ND DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY TRIAL COURT NO. 1261658R ---------- MEMORANDUM OPINION1 ---------In March 2017, appellant Paul Milfred Stasney, a repeat felony offender, was convicted of two counts of deadly conduct. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.05(b)(1) (West 2011). The trial court sentenced him to eight years’ confinement in each count, with the sentences running concurrently. March 29, 2017, the trial court certified appellant’s right to appeal. 1 See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4. On On June 19, 2017, appellant signed a handwritten “Notice of Direct Appeal.” The trial court filed that document on July 5, 2017. After receiving the notice of appeal, we sent a letter to appellant in which we expressed our concern that we lacked jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely. We stated that unless appellant filed a response showing grounds for continuing the appeal, we could dismiss it. We have not received a response. Appellant’s notice of appeal, which he filed more than thirty days after the trial court imposed his sentence, was untimely and was insufficient to invoke our jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1); Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). We dismiss this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f). /s/ Terrie Livingston TERRIE LIVINGSTON CHIEF JUSTICE PANEL: LIVINGSTON, C.J.; WALKER and MEIER, JJ. DO NOT PUBLISH Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b) DELIVERED: August 24, 2017 2
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