BRADLEY LEE HANSON,
APPELLANT
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
APPELLEE
This appeal is being dismissed for want of jurisdiction. On April 11, 2001, Appellant was adjudicated guilty of the offense of reckless injury to a child, and punishment was assessed at two years of confinement. Appellant did not file a motion for new trial. Since Appellant did not file a motion for new trial, his notice of appeal was due within thirty days after the day sentenced was imposed, i.e. May 11, 2001. Tex. R. App. P. 26.2. Appellant filed his notice of appeal on August 31, 2001. Appellant did not file a timely motion for extension of time to file his notice of appeal as authorized by Tex. R. App. P. 26.3.
On September 20, 2001, this Court notified Appellant, pursuant to Rules 26.2 and 37.2, that the clerk's record did not show the jurisdiction of this Court, and gave him until on or before October 5, 2001 to correct the defect. As of October 19, 2001, Appellant had not responded to our notice or otherwise demonstrated the jurisdiction of this Court. Because this Court has no authority to allow the late filing of a notice of appeal except as provided by Rule 26.3, the appeal must be dismissed. See Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Tex. R. App. P. 42.3.
Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
Opinion delivered October 24, 2001.
Panel consisted of Davis, C.J., Worthen, J., and Griffith, J.