Kellie Lewis v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 140th District Court of Lubbock County (per curiam)
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NO. 07-12-0364-CR IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT AMARILLO PANEL D AUGUST 20, 2012 ______________________________ KELLIE LEWIS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee _________________________________ FROM THE 140th DISTRICT COURT OF LUBBOCK COUNTY; NO. 2010-429,319; HON. BRADLEY UNDERWOOD , PRESIDING _______________________________ Order of Dismissal _______________________________ Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ. Kellie Lewis, appellant, attempts to appeal from her conviction for murder, count three. The trial court pronounced sentence and signed the judgment on January 26, 2012. Appellant did not file her notice of appeal until August 13, 2012. We dismiss for want of jurisdiction. To be timely, a notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after the sentence is imposed or suspended in open court or within ninety days after that date if a motion for new trial is filed. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a). Assuming a timely motion for new trial was filed, the deadline lapse by the end of April, 2012. Appellant also entered into a plea agreement, and the certification of right to appeal stated that the criminal proceeding was a plea-bargain case and the defendant has NO right of appeal. A timely filed notice of appeal is essential to invoke our appellate jurisdiction. Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). If it is untimely, we can take no action other than to dismiss the proceeding. Id. at 523. Appellant's notice being untimely filed, we have no jurisdiction over the matter and dismiss the appeal. Accordingly, appellant s appeal is dismissed.1 Per Curiam Do not publish. 1 The appropriate vehicle for seeking a belated appeal from a final felony conviction is by writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07 (Vernon 2005). 2
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