Ronald Dwayne Whitfield v. State

Opinion

Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed October 11, 2016.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-16-00441-CR NO. 14-16-00442-CR

RONALD DWAYNE WHITFIELD, Appellant V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 174th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. 557164 & 617718

MEMORANDUM OPINION

In trial court cause number 557164, appellant was convicted of burglary of a vehicle on March 5, 1990. In cause number 617718 appellant was convicted of burglary of a building on June 5, 1992. On March 16, 2016, appellant filed notices of appeals in both trial court cause numbers. A defendant’s notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after sentence is imposed when the defendant has not filed a motion for new trial. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1). A notice of appeal that complies with the requirements of Rule 26 is essential to vest the court of appeals with jurisdiction. Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). If an appeal is not timely perfected, a court of appeals does not obtain jurisdiction to address the merits of the appeal. Under those circumstances it can take no action other than to dismiss the appeal. Id.

Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Busby, Donovan, and Brown. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).