Emmett Lee Simpson, Jr. v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 173rd District Court of Henderson County

NO. 12-04-00383-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

TYLER, TEXAS

EMMETT LEE SIMPSON, JR. APPEAL FROM THE 173RD

APPELLANT

V. JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

APPELLEE HENDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM

This appeal is being dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant was convicted of the offense of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child. On February 26, 2004, punishment was assessed at imprisonment for life and imprisonment for twenty years, respectively. Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.2 provides that an appeal is perfected when notice of appeal is filed within thirty days after the day sentence is imposed or suspended in open court unless a motion for new trial is timely filed. Where a timely motion for new trial has been filed, notice of appeal shall be filed within ninety days after the sentence is imposed or suspended in open court. Id. Appellant did not file a motion for new trial. Therefore, his notice of appeal was due to have been filed on or before February 29, 2004. However, Appellant did not file his notice of appeal until December 2, 2004. Moreover, Appellant did not file a timely motion for extension of time to file his notice of appeal as authorized by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.3.

On December 20, 2004, this Court notified Appellant, pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 26.2 and 37.2, that the clerk s record does not show the jurisdiction of this Court. Appellant was further notified that the appeal would be dismissed unless the information were amended on or before December 30, 2004 to show the jurisdiction of this Court. The deadline for responding to this Court s has passed, and Appellant has neither responded to the notice or otherwise demonstrated the jurisdiction of this Court. Because this Court has no authority to allow the late filing of a notice of appeal except as provided by Rule 26.3, the appeal must be dismissed. See Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998).

The appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

Opinion delivered January 12, 2005.

Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and DeVasto, J.

(DO NOT PUBLISH)