Michael Wayne Steen, II v. The State of Texas Appeal from 264th District Court of Bell County (memorandum opinion)
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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-18-00599-CR Michael Wayne Steen II, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 264TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 76817, HONORABLE RICK MORRIS, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Michael Wayne Steen, II seeks to appeal his May 31, 2018 judgment of conviction. The thirty-day deadline for perfecting the appeal was July 2, 2018, and the deadline for seeking an extension of time to file the notice of appeal was July 16, 2018. See Tex. R. App. P. 4.1, 26.2(a)(1), 26.3. However, Steen did not file his notice of appeal until August 16, 2018, and he did not seek an extension of time to file his notice of appeal. Under the circumstances, we lack jurisdiction to dispose of this purported appeal in any manner other than by dismissing it for want of jurisdiction. See Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522–23 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996) (concluding that when belated notice of appeal is filed without timely motion for extension of time to file notice of appeal, appellate court must dismiss purported appeal for lack of jurisdiction); see also Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998) (holding that amendments to rules of appellate procedure did not affect Olivo’s rationale requiring timely notice of appeal to vest appellate court with jurisdiction). The appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. _________________________________________ Jeff Rose, Chief Justice Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Pemberton and Field Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction Filed: September 25, 2018 Do Not Publish 2
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