Opinion
No. 08-13-00329-CR
03-19-2014
KEITH REYNOLDS, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
Appeal from
Criminal District Court No. 1
of El Paso County, Texas
(TC # 20090D02381)
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Keith Reynolds is attempting to appeal his convictions of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance (Count I) and possession of more than five but less than fifty pounds marihuana (Count II). The appeal is before the Court on its own motion to determine whether the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Finding that Appellant did not timely file his notice of appeal or a motion for extension of time, we dismiss the appeal.
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). The trial court imposed sentence in open court on Counts I and II on October 2, 2012. Appellant did not file a motion for new trial. Therefore, his notice of appeal was due to be filed thirty days after the date sentence was imposed in open court. See TEX.R.APP.P. 26.2(a)(1). Appellant did not file his notice of appeal until October 25, 2013, more than one year after sentence was imposed in open court. Consequently, he failed to perfect his appeal. We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice Before McClure, C.J., Rivera, and Rodriguez, JJ. (Do Not Publish)