NO. 07-09-0188-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL C
JULY 20, 2009
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JOSE A. SALAZAR,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
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FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1 OF LUBBOCK COUNTY;
NO. 2007-445,625; HON. RUSTY LADD, PRESIDING
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Memorandum Opinion
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Before QUINN, C.J., and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.
Jose A. Salazar (appellant) appeals his conviction for driving while intoxicated. By
letter dated June 11, 2009, we informed appellant that it appeared his notice of appeal was
untimely and he had until June 22, 2009, to provide us with any information that would be
necessary to our determination of jurisdiction. To date, no response has been filed. We
dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
To be timely, a notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after the sentence is
imposed or suspended in open court or within 90 days after that date if a motion for new
trial is filed. TEX . R. APP. P. 26.2(a). In the case at bar, appellant was sentenced on April
30, 2009. No motion for new trial having been filed, appellant's notice of appeal was due
to be filed June 1, 2009. Because the record discloses that appellant’s notice of appeal
was received on June 4, 2009, without seeking an extension of the deadline, TEX . R. APP.
P. 26.3, the notice of appeal was late.
A timely filed notice of appeal is essential to invoke our appellate jurisdiction. Olivo
v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). If it is untimely, we can take no
action other than to dismiss the proceeding. Id. at 523. Appellant's notice being untimely
filed, we have no jurisdiction over the matter and dismiss the appeal.
Accordingly, appellant’s appeal is dismissed.
Brian Quinn
Chief Justice
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