Ratcliff v. State

Full title: ELIJAH W. RATCLIFF, SURETY Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS Appellee

Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District, Fort Worth

Date published: Feb 12, 2004

No. 02-03-328-CV (Tex. App. Feb. 12, 2004)

Opinion

No. 02-03-328-CV.

Delivered: February 12, 2004.

Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 2 of Tarrant County.

Pro Se, Appellant.

Assistant Criminal District Attorney Charles M. Mallin, Fort Worth for Appellee.

Panel D: McCOY, J.; CAYCE, C.J.; and LIVINGSTON, J.

MEMORANDUM OPINION ¹ AND JUDGMENT

1 See Tex.R.App.P. 47.4.

PER CURIAM.

On November 25, 2003 we notified appellant, in accordance with TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3, that this court may not have jurisdiction over this appeal because the notice of appeal was not timely filed. We stated that the appeal would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction unless appellant or any party desiring to continue the appeal filed with the court within ten days a response showing a reasonable explanation for the late filing of the notice of appeal.

We received appellant's response on December 2, 2003. The appellant's response has been considered, and it is the opinion of the court that this appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.