Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-14-00503-CR
Oscar Mario NAVARRO Jr.,
Appellant
v.
The STATE of Texas,
Appellee
From the 79th Judicial District Court, Jim Wells County, Texas
Trial Court No. 12-07-13541-CR
Honorable Richard C. Terrell, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Catherine Stone, Chief Justice
Karen Angelini, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Delivered and Filed: July 30, 2014
DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
The trial court imposed sentence on Oscar Mario Navarro Jr. on September 13, 2013. The
deadline for filing a notice of appeal was therefore either October 9, 2013, or December 9, 2013,
depending on whether a timely motion for new trial was filed in the trial court. See TEX. R. APP.
P. 26.2. On July 17, 2014, Navarro filed a notice of appeal in the trial court, which the Jim Wells
County District Clerk forwarded to this court.
Because the notice of appeal in this case was not timely filed, we lack jurisdiction to
entertain the appeal. See Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998) (holding
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that if appeal is not timely perfected, court of appeals does not obtain jurisdiction to address merits
of appeal, and court may take no action other than to dismiss appeal; court may not suspend rules
to alter time for perfecting appeal); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996);
see also Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991) (explaining that
writ of habeas corpus pursuant to article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure governs
out-of-time appeals from felony convictions).
We dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
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