Opinion
NO. 07-12-0247-CR
07-12-2012
REGINALD CLAYTON CANNON, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
FROM THE 181ST DISTRICT COURT OF POTTER COUNTY;
NO. 58,097-B; HON. JOHN BOARD, PRESIDING
Order of Dismissal
Before QUINN, C.J., and HANCOCK, and PIRTLE, JJ.
Reginald Clayton Cannon, appellant, attempts to appeal his conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The trial court imposed his sentence in open court on December 10, 2011. Appellant then filed a notice of appeal on June 18, 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). No motion for new trial having been filed here, appellant's notice of appeal was due to be filed by January 9, 2012. Because it was not so filed until June 18, 2012, and because no extension of that deadline was sought, it was late.
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.
The appropriate vehicle for seeking an out-of-time 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 (West 2005).
Brian Quinn
Chief Justice
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