HORACE LAMAR WATKINS v. STATE OF TEXAS--Appeal from 197th District Court of Cameron County

NUMBER 13-01-302-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI

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HORACE LAMAR WATKINS, Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

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On appeal from the 197th District Court

of Cameron County, Texas.

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O P I N I O N

Before Justices Dorsey, Rodriguez, and Castillo

Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, HORACE LAMAR WATKINS, attempted to perfect an appeal from an order denying second motion to set aside sentence entered by the 197th District Court of Cameron County, Texas, in cause no. 90-CR-814-C.

Upon review of the notice of appeal and documents filed by appellant, it appeared that an appeal was not timely perfected and, further, that the order from which this appeal was taken was not an appealable order. Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 42.3, notice of this defect was given so that steps could be taken to correct the defect, if it could be done. Appellant was advised that, if this defect was not corrected within ten days from the date of receipt of this Court=s notice, the appeal would be dismissed. On May 23, 2001, appellant filed a motion to perfect.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant=s motion to perfect, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant=s motion to perfect is DENIED. The appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION.

PER CURIAM

Do not publish.

Tex. R. App. P.47.3.

Opinion delivered and filed this

the 21st day of November, 2001.