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Reese v. State

State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Feb 1, 2018
NO. 14-17-00924-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 1, 2018)

Opinion

NO. 14-17-00924-CR

02-01-2018

LARRY GENE REESE, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


On Appeal from the 263rd District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1079979

MEMORANDUM OPINION

After a plea of guilty, appellant was convicted of the offense of burglary of a habitation with the intent to commit theft and sentenced to two years' confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Division of Criminal Justice on January 9, 2007. No timely motion for new trial was filed. Appellant's notice of appeal was not filed until November 13, 2017.

A defendant's notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after sentence is imposed when the defendant has not filed a motion for new trial. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1). A notice of appeal that complies with the requirements of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26 is essential to vest the court of appeals with jurisdiction. Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). If an appeal is not timely perfected, a court of appeals does not obtain jurisdiction to address the merits of the appeal. Under those circumstances it can take no action other than to dismiss the appeal. Id.

Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Christopher, Donovan, and Jewell.
Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).


Summaries of

Reese v. State

State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Feb 1, 2018
NO. 14-17-00924-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 1, 2018)
Case details for

Reese v. State

Case Details

Full title:LARRY GENE REESE, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Date published: Feb 1, 2018

Citations

NO. 14-17-00924-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 1, 2018)