NO. 12-15-00045-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
TYLER, TEXAS
BRANDON BENARD BRIGHT, § APPEAL FROM THE 7TH
APPELLANT
V. § JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
APPELLEE § SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM
This appeal is being dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Following a guilty plea,
Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to
imprisonment for twenty years.
In a criminal case, the notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after sentence is
imposed or within ninety days after that date if a motion for new trial is filed. TEX. R. APP. P.
26.2(a). Appellant’s sentence was imposed on September 29, 2014, and he did not file a motion
for new trial. Therefore, his notice of appeal was due to have been filed no later than
October 29, 2014. However, Appellant did not file his notice of appeal until February 20, 2015.
Because Appellant’s notice of appeal was not filed on or before October 29, 2014, it was
untimely, and this court has no jurisdiction of the appeal.
On February 24, 2015, this court notified Appellant, pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate
Procedure 37.2 and 44.3, that his notice of appeal was untimely and there was no timely motion
for an extension of time to file the notice of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1), 26.3.
Appellant was further informed that the appeal would be dismissed unless the information in this
appeal was amended, on or before March 6, 2015, to show the jurisdiction of this court. That
deadline has passed, and Appellant has not shown the jurisdiction of this court.
Because this court is not authorized to extend the time for perfecting an appeal except as
provided by Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 26.1 and 26.3, the appeal is dismissed for want
of jurisdiction. 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).
Opinion delivered March 18, 2015.
Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J., and Neeley, J.
(DO NOT PUBLISH)
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COURT OF APPEALS
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT OF TEXAS
JUDGMENT
MARCH 18, 2015
NO. 12-15-00045-CR
BRANDON BENARD BRIGHT,
Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
Appeal from the 7th District Court
of Smith County, Texas (Tr.Ct.No. 007-0861-14)
THIS CAUSE came to be heard on the appellate record; and the same
being considered, it is the opinion of this court that this court is without jurisdiction of the
appeal, and that the appeal should be dismissed.
It is therefore ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED by this court that
this appeal be, and the same is, hereby dismissed for want of jurisdiction; and that this decision
be certified to the court below for observance.
By per curiam opinion.
Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J. and Neeley, J.