Opinion
No. 06-10-00208-CR
Date Submitted: November 23, 2010.
Date Decided: November 24, 2010. DO NOT PUBLISH.
On Appeal from the Fifth Judicial District Court, Cass County, Texas, Trial Court No. 2007F00239.
Before MORRISS, C.J., CARTER and MOSELEY, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Zachary Wayne Lawson attempts to appeal his convictions for possession of a controlled substance. Lawson's sentences were imposed December 4, 2009. His motion for new trial and notice of appeal were filed October 27, 2010. We received the clerk's record November 18, 2010. The issue before us is whether Lawson timely filed his notice of appeal. We conclude that he did not and dismiss the attempted appeal for want of jurisdiction. A timely notice of appeal is necessary to invoke this Court's jurisdiction. Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). Rule 26.2(a) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure prescribes the time period in which a notice of appeal must be filed by a defendant in order to perfect appeal in a criminal case. A defendant's notice of appeal is timely if filed within thirty days after the day sentence is imposed or suspended in open court, or within ninety days after sentencing if the defendant timely files a motion for new trial. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a); Olivo, 918 S.W.2d at 522. Because Lawson's sentence was imposed December 4, 2009, and both his motion for new trial and notice of appeal were not filed until October 27, 2010, almost a year later, Lawson has failed to perfect his appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.