Opinion
NO. 12-11-00364-CR
01-19-2012
SHARON LEE DOWNES, APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
APPEAL FROM THE 349TH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
HOUSTON COUNTY, TEXAS
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM
This appeal is being dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant was convicted of stalking and sentenced to imprisonment for two years.
To be sufficient to invoke the appellate court's full jurisdiction, the notice of appeal filed by an appellant in a criminal case must bear the trial court's certification of the appellant's right to appeal under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.2(a)(2). TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d). The certification should be part of the record when notice is filed, but may be added by timely amendment or supplementation. Id. Appellant's notice of appeal does not include the required certification.
On December 22, 2011, this court notified Appellant through her counsel, pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 25.2 (d) and 37.1, that the notice of appeal does not include the trial court certification. The notice also informed Appellant that the appeal would be dismissed unless, on or before January 6, 2012, the clerk's record was amended to include the required certification.
The deadline for responding to this court's notice has expired, and the clerk's record has not been amended to show Appellant's right to appeal. Therefore, the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Opinion delivered January 18, 2012.
Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and Hoyle, J.
(DO NOT PUBLISH)
SHARON LEE DOWNES, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
Appeal from the 349th Judicial District Court
of Houston County, Texas. (Tr.Ct.No. 10CR-053)
THIS CAUSE came to be heard on the appellate record; and the same being considered, it is the opinion of this court that this court is without jurisdiction of the appeal, and that the appeal should be dismissed.
It is therefore ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED by this court that this appeal be, and the same is, hereby dismissed for want of jurisdiction; and that this decision be certified to the court below for observance.
By per curiam opinion.
Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and Hoyle, J.