Jamaal Taajwaar Jarrett v. State

Opinion issued January 29, 2004












In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-03-01316-CR

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JAMAAL TAAJWAAR JARRETT, Appellant


V.


THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee





On Appeal from the 179th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 799531




 

MEMORANDUM OPINION

               We are without jurisdiction to entertain this appeal. Appellant was sentenced in this case on October 30, 2003. No motion for new trial was filed. The deadline for filing notice of appeal was therefore December 1, 2003 because the thirtieth day after sentencing fell on a weekend. Tex. R. App. P. 4.1(a), 26.2(a)(1).

               Notice of appeal was deposited in the mail on December 4, 2003, according to the postmark on the copy of the envelope included in the clerk’s record. Because the notice of appeal was mailed three days after the filing deadline, it did not comply with Rule 9.2 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the “mailbox rule.” See Tex. R. App. P. 9.2(b). Although the notice of appeal was filed within the 15-day time period for filing a motion for extension of time to file notice of appeal, no such motion for extension of time was filed. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.3.

               We therefore 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).

               All pending motions are denied as moot.


               It is so ORDERED.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Nuchia, Alcala, and Hanks.

Do not publish.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