Opinion
NO. 14-17-00925-CR
02-06-2018
KENNETH JUNIOR ARTHUR, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 179th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 0871119
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant was convicted of the offense of possession of a controlled substance and sentenced on June 12, 2002, to two years in prison. No timely motion for new trial was filed. Appellant's notice of appeal was due July 12, 2002, but was not filed until November 10, 2017.
A defendant's notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after sentence is imposed when the defendant has not 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 for lack of jurisdiction. Id.
Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Busby and Wise.
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