Opinion
No. 02-19-00015-CR
03-07-2019
RUBEN VASQUEZ, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS
On Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 4 Tarrant County, Texas
Trial Court No. 0353073D Before Bassel, J.; Sudderth, C.J.; and Womack, J.
Memorandum Opinion
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Ruben Vasquez attempts to appeal a 1990 conviction. Because we have no jurisdiction, we dismiss this appeal.
The trial court imposed Vasquez's sentence on October 19, 1990. No motion for new trial was filed; thus, his notice of appeal was due November 19, 1990. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1). Vasquez did not file his notice of appeal until December 4, 2018—over twenty-eight years late.
On February 5, 2019, we notified Vasquez that because of the apparent untimeliness of his appeal, we would dismiss this appeal unless he or any party desiring to continue the appeal responded by February 15, 2019, and showed grounds for continuing the appeal. Vasquez responded, but his response does not show any grounds for continuing the appeal.
A notice of appeal that complies with the requirements of rule 26 is essential to vest this court with jurisdiction over an appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has expressly held that without a timely filed notice of appeal, we cannot exercise jurisdiction over an appeal. Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).
Because Vasquez filed his pro se notice of appeal too late, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f).
Per Curiam Do Not Publish
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b) Delivered: March 7, 2019