Bobby Ray Diggles v. State

Opinion issued June 19, 2003





















In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-03-00424-CR

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BOBBY RAY DIGGLES, Appellant



V.



THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


On Appeal from the 230th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 409222




MEMORANDUM OPINION

We are without jurisdiction to entertain this appeal. Appellant's motion for forensic DNA testing of evidence was denied by the trial court on October 22, 2002. See generally Kutzner v. State, 75 S.W.3d 427 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002). The trial judge found appellant to be indigent and appointed appellate counsel on November 7, 2002. Notice of appeal was filed on April 23, 2003.

The deadline for filing notice of appeal was November 21, 2002, 30 days after entry of the appealable order, because no motion for new trial was filed. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2.

Because the notice of appeal was filed late, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 209-10 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Taft, Jennings, and Hanks.

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).