Herman Lee Kindred v. State

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-15-00776-CR

NO. 03-15-00777-CR

NO. 03-15-00778-CR

Herman Lee Kindred, Appellant v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2 OF BELL COUNTY NOS. 2C84,62611, 2C88-84642 & 2C10-00468 HONORABLE JOHN MICHAEL MISCHTIAN, JUDGE PRESIDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION

In the above causes, appellant Herman Lee Kindred has filed notices of appeal from his 1984, 1989, and 2010 judgments of conviction for the offense of theft. In criminal cases, the notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after the day sentence is imposed or suspended in open court.1 Kindred’s notices of appeal were filed well beyond the 30-day deadline. Absent a timely filed notice of appeal, we lack jurisdiction to dispose of these appeals in any manner other than by dismissing them for want of jurisdiction.2 Accordingly, we dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction.

1 See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a).

2 See Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).

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Bob Pemberton, Justice

Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Pemberton and Bourland Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction Filed: January 14, 2016 Do Not Publish