Steven Hopper v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-23-00116-CR
STEVEN HOPPER, Appellant v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
From the 87th District Court Freestone County, Texas Trial Court No. 22-053CR
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Steven Hopper, a prison inmate, seeks to appeal his conviction for driving while
intoxicated. The judgment was signed January 4, 2023. Because Appellant did not file a
motion for new trial, the notice of appeal was due to be filed by February 3, 2023. See
TEX. R. APP. 26.2(a)(1). Appellant filed his notice of appeal on April 20, 2023.
A court of appeals' jurisdiction is invoked by a timely, written notice of appeal.
Shute v. State, 744 S.W.2d 96, 97 (Tex. Crim. App. 1988). Because Appellant's notice of appeal is untimely, we have no jurisdiction over the appeal. Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d
519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).
The appellant in a criminal case may pursue an out-of-time appeal by filing a
writ of habeas corpus with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. See Ater v. Eighth
Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241, 243 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991) (orig. proceeding).
Because Appellant's notice of appeal was late, this appeal is dismissed.
STEVE SMITH Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Johnson, Justice Smith Dismissed Opinion delivered and filed May 3, 2023 Do not publish [CR25]
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