Martin Garcia v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
• Decided: March 18, 2026
• Docket: 04-26-00035-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-26-00035-CR

Martin GARCIA, Appellant

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee

From the 379th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2024-CR-2828 Honorable Ron Rangel, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Irene Rios, Justice Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice Lori Massey Brissette, Justice

Delivered and Filed: March 18, 2026

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

Appellant attempts to appeal his conviction for murder. “A timely notice of appeal is

necessary to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court.” Taylor v. State, 424 S.W.3d 39, 43 (Tex. Crim.

App. 2014). “A defendant’s notice of appeal is timely if filed within thirty days after the day

sentence is imposed or suspended, or within ninety days after sentencing if the defendant timely

files a motion for new trial.” Id. (citing TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1)). 04-26-00035-CR

The trial court imposed sentence on March 3, 2025. Because appellant did not file a motion

for new trial, the notice of appeal was due to be filed on April 2, 2025. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1).

A motion for extension of time to file the notice of appeal was due on April 17, 2025. TEX. R.

APP. P. 26.3. Appellant did not file a motion for extension of time and appellant did not file his

notice of appeal until November 18, 2025. Thus, appellant’s notice of appeal is untimely.

On February 2, 2026, we ordered appellant to show cause, on or before February 17, 2026,

why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. To date, we have not received a

response to our show cause order. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

Do not publish.

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