TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-14-00061-CR
NO. 03-14-00067-CR
William Colvin, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NOS. D-1-DC-10-200321 & D-1-DC-10-301106
HONORABLE JULIE H. KOCUREK, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
In 2011, appellant pled guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and
possession of cocaine. He was sentenced to two concurrent nine-year sentences, pursuant to the
terms of his plea bargain with the State. Following his pleas and convictions, the trial court
signed certifications stating that the cases were plea-bargain cases and that appellant had no right
to appeal. In early 2014, more than two years later, appellant filed notices of appeal complaining of
his convictions.
Appellant’s notices of appeal are untimely and do not invoke this Court’s jurisdiction
to hear his complaints. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a) (notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days
of date sentenced is imposed in open court; deadline is extended to within ninety days if defendant
files timely motion for new trial); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996) (“A
timely notice of appeal is necessary to invoke a court of appeals’ jurisdiction.”). Further, the trial
court certified that the causes are plea bargains and that appellant has no right of appeal. See Tex.
R. App. P. 25.2(d) (appeal must be dismissed if trial court’s certification shows defendant has no
right of appeal).
We therefore dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction. Id. R. 25.2(d), 42.3(a).
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David Puryear, Justice
Before Justices Puryear, Goodwin, and Field
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
Filed: April 10, 2014
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