Opinion
NO. 14-20-00141-CR
04-23-2020
EUGENE SHANNON ABNER, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 180th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 610227
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On October 22, 1992, appellant was convicted of the offense of aggravated sexual assault. Appellant's notice of appeal was not filed until January 28, 2020.
A defendant's notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after sentence is imposed unless the defendant filed a motion for new trial. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1). A notice of appeal that complies with the requirements of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26 is essential to vest the court of appeals with jurisdiction. Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). If an appeal is not timely perfected, a court of appeals does not obtain jurisdiction to address the merits of the appeal. Under those circumstances it can take no action other than to dismiss the appeal. Id.
Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Bourliot, Hassan, and Poissant.
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