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Dugas v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Nov 9, 2006
No. 01-06-00945-CR (Tex. App. Nov. 9, 2006)

Opinion

No. 01-06-00945-CR

Opinion issued November 9, 2006. DO NOT PUBLISH. Tex.R.App.P. 47.2(b).

On Appeal from the 209th District Court, Harris County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. 971007.

Panel consists of Justices NUCHIA, JENNINGS, and HIGLEY.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


We lack jurisdiction to hear this appeal. The trial court sentenced appellant, Jarvis Jarrell Dugas, and signed a final judgment in this case on August 9, 2006. Appellant did not file a motion for new trial, and therefore the deadline for filing a notice of appeal was September 8, 2006, 30 days after sentencing. See Tex.R.App.P. 26.2(a)(1). Appellant filed a notice of appeal on October 9, 2006, 31 days after the deadline. The notice of appeal was deposited in the mail on October 6, 2006, according to the postmark on the copy of the envelope included in the clerk's record. Because the notice of appeal was mailed after the filing deadline, it did not comply with Rule 9.2 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the "mailbox rule." See Tex.R.App.P. 9.2(b) An untimely notice of appeal fails to vest the appellate court with jurisdiction to hear the case. Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 209-10 (Tex.Crim.App. 1998); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex.Crim.App. 1996); Douglas v. State, 987 S.W.2d 605, 605-06 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, no pet.). We therefore dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. All pending motions are denied as moot. It is so ORDERED.


Summaries of

Dugas v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Nov 9, 2006
No. 01-06-00945-CR (Tex. App. Nov. 9, 2006)
Case details for

Dugas v. State

Case Details

Full title:JARVIS JARRELL DUGAS, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston

Date published: Nov 9, 2006

Citations

No. 01-06-00945-CR (Tex. App. Nov. 9, 2006)