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COURT OF APPEALS
SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH
NO. 2-06-109-CR
MICHAEL SAVAGE APPELLANT
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE
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FROM THE 158TH DISTRICT COURT OF DENTON COUNTY
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MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]
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On July 8, 2005, appellant Michael Savage pled guilty to murder pursuant to a plea bargain, and the trial court assessed his punishment at confinement for life. Appellant did not file a motion for new trial. On March 13, 2006, appellant filed a notice of appeal from his conviction.
On April 4, 2006, we sent appellant a letter explaining our concern that we lacked jurisdiction over his appeal because his notice of appeal was not timely filed and because the trial court=s certification of his right to appeal indicated that this is a plea-bargain case with no right of appeal and that appellant had waived his right to appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2), 26.2(a)(1). We also informed appellant that the appeal would be dismissed for want of jurisdiction unless he or any party desiring to continue the appeal filed, on or before April 14, 2006, a response showing grounds for continuing the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 44.3. Appellant did not file a response.
Appellant=s notice of appeal was due on or before August 8, 2005. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1). Because appellant did not timely file a notice of appeal, we do not have jurisdiction over this appeal. See Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).
In addition, the trial court=s certification of appellant=s right to appeal states that this Ais a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal@ and that appellant Ahas waived the right of appeal.@ Thus, even if we had jurisdiction over the appeal, we would have to dismiss it. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2).
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(f).
PER CURIAM
PANEL D: LIVINGSTON, DAUPHINOT, and HOLMAN, JJ.
DO NOT PUBLISH
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b)
DELIVERED: June 15, 2006
[1]See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.