Opinion
NUMBER 13-18-00138-CR NUMBER 13-18-00139-CR
05-03-2018
RAMIRO ALEJANDRO CEPEDA ZUNIGA, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
On appeal from the 206th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Benavides and Longoria
Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Valdez
Appellant, Ramiro Zuniga, attempted to perfect an appeal from a conviction for aggravated assault and aggravated sexual assault. The trial court imposed sentence in these matters on September 22, 2015. Appellant filed his notice of appeal on March 12, 2018. On March 23, 2018, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant that it appeared that the appeals were not timely perfected and that the appeals would be dismissed if the defect was not corrected within ten days from the date of receipt of the Court's directive. Appellant has filed a response stating he was inquiring about information concerning his right to appeal and did not intend to file a notice of appeal. Appellant asks the Court to retract any notice of appeals.
We construe appellant's response as a motion to dismiss his appeals. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.2(a). Without passing on the merits of the cases, we grant the motion to dismiss pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.2(a) and dismiss the appeals. Having dismissed the appeals at appellant's request, no motion for rehearing will be entertained, and our mandate will issue forthwith. Any pending motions are dismissed as moot.
/s/ Rogelio Valdez
ROGELIO VALDEZ
Chief Justice Do not publish.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). Delivered and filed the 3rd day of May, 2018.