Joe Sanchez v. the State of Texas

Opinion

In the

Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth

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No. 02-25-00490-CR

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JOE SANCHEZ, Appellant V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

On Appeal from the 213th District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 1852936

Before Birdwell, Bassel, and Womack, JJ.

Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant Joe Sanchez, proceeding pro se, attempts to appeal his conviction for continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of fourteen. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 21.02(b). Sanchez’s sentence was imposed on March 28, 2025. He did not file a motion for new trial, making his notice of appeal due by April 28, 2025. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a); see also Tex. R. App. P. 4.1 (extending time when last day falls on a Saturday or Sunday). However, Sanchez did not file his notice of appeal until December 29, 2025, making it untimely. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1).

On January 2, 2026, we notified Sanchez of our concern that we lack jurisdiction over this appeal because his notice of appeal was untimely. We informed him that unless he filed a response showing grounds for continuing the appeal, it could be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 44.3. Sanchez filed a response, but it does not show grounds for continuing the appeal.

Because Sanchez’s appeal was untimely and because a timely notice of appeal is an essential component of our jurisdiction, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a), 43.2(f); Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998).

Per Curiam

Do Not Publish Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b)

Delivered: February 12, 2026