John Thomas Crawford v. The State of Texas Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 1 of Tarrant County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-19-00199-CR ___________________________ JOHN THOMAS CRAWFORD, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS On Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 1 Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 1521267D Before Bassel, J.; Sudderth, C.J.; and Womack, J. Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION On May 20, 2019, Appellant John Thomas Crawford filed a notice of appeal indicating his intent to appeal from his September 28, 2018 conviction for possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine in an amount of more than 4 but less than 200 grams. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.112(d). On May 28, 2019, we notified Crawford of our concern that we do not have jurisdiction over this appeal because his notice of appeal was not timely filed. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a). We warned him that we would dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction unless we received a response showing grounds to continue it. See Tex. R. App. P. 44.3. We received no response. Our appellate jurisdiction is triggered through a timely filed notice of appeal. Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). If a notice of appeal is not timely filed, we do not have jurisdiction to address the merits of the appeal and may take no action other than to dismiss. Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). Because Crawford’s notice of appeal was not timely filed, we have no jurisdiction over this appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss it. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f). Per Curiam Do Not Publish Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b) Delivered: August 8, 2019 2
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