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Frazier v. State

Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas
May 17, 2012
NO. 01-11-00408-CR (Tex. App. May. 17, 2012)

Opinion

NO. 01-11-00408-CRNO. 01-11-00409-CR

05-17-2012

MARCUS TREVON FRAZIER, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


On Appeal from the 338th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause Nos. 1262634 and 1268850


MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Marcus Trevon Frazier, attempts to appeal his March 25, 2011 convictions for robbery and aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.Appellant's notice of appeal was due on or before April 25, 2011. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a).

Appellate Cause 01-11-00408-CR; trial court cause 1262634.

Appellate Cause 01-11-00409-CR; trial court cause 1268850.
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Appellant's notice of appeal, which contains no certificate of service and is not dated, was postmarked on April 28, 2011 and filed on May 2, 2011. The record contains no indication of when the notice was delivered to prison authorities for mailing. See Campbell v. State, 320 S.W.3d 338, 344 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010) ("We hold that the pleadings of pro se inmates shall be deemed filed at the time they are delivered to prison authorities for forwarding to the court clerk."). Also, appellant failed to respond to our notices of January 25, 2012, informing him that his notice of appeal was late and his appeals may be dismissed unless he filed a response showing grounds for continuing these appeals.

We conclude that appellant's notice of appeal was untimely. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.2(b), 26.2(a); Durbin v. State, No. 05-12-00355-CR, 2012 WL 1501415 (Tex. App.—Dallas April 30, 2012, no pet. h.) (dismissing appeal when notice of appeal was postmarked and file-stamped after deadline, appellant failed to show when notice was delivered to prison authorities, and appellant failed to respond to State's motion to dismiss); Nelson v. State, No. 02-11-00509-CR, 2012 WL 503145, *1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Feb. 16, 2012, no pet.) (not designated for publication) (dismissing appeal when notice of appeal was filed one day late and appellant failed to respond to court's request to show grounds for continuing appeal, despite "unidentified stamp of" date prior to deadline for filing); Torres v. State, No. 05-11-00879-CR, 2012 WL 387859, *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Feb. 8, 2012, no pet.) (not designated for publication) (dismissing appeal for lack of jurisdiction when notice was file-stamped after deadline, record failed to show that notice was mailed by deadline, and appellant did not respond to court's request for brief addressing court's jurisdiction).

Because appellant's notice of appeal was untimely, we have no basis for jurisdiction over these appeals. See Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction. We dismiss all pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Jennings and Keyes. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).


Summaries of

Frazier v. State

Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas
May 17, 2012
NO. 01-11-00408-CR (Tex. App. May. 17, 2012)
Case details for

Frazier v. State

Case Details

Full title:MARCUS TREVON FRAZIER, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas

Date published: May 17, 2012

Citations

NO. 01-11-00408-CR (Tex. App. May. 17, 2012)