Melvin Earl Jackson v. State

Opinion

MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-12-00310-CR

Melvin Earl JACKSON, Appellant

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee

From the 227th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2010CR9471 Honorable Philip A. Kazen, Jr., Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Karen Angelini, Justice Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice

Delivered and Filed: June 13, 2012

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

The trial court imposed or suspended sentence on December 8, 2011. Appellant did not

file his notice of appeal until May 8, 2012. Because he did not file a motion for new trial, the

notice of appeal was due to be filed on January 9, 2012. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a). Further,

even if appellant had filed a motion for new trial, his notice of appeal would have been due to be

filed on March 7, 2012. See id. Thus, by waiting until May 8, 2012, appellant did not timely file

his notice of appeal, and we lack jurisdiction over this appeal. We therefore ordered appellant to 04-12-00310-CR

show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Although appellant

responded to our order, his response does not indicate that we have jurisdiction over this appeal.

Thus, this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction

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