COURT OF APPEALS
CATHERINE STONE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT KEITH E. HOTTLE
CHIEF JUSTICE CADENA-REEVES JUSTICE CENTER CLERK OF COURT
KAREN ANGELINI 300 DOLOROSA, SUITE 3200
SANDEE BRYAN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78205-3037
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JUSTICES
March 18, 2014
Omar Escobar Eloy R. Garcia
District Attorney District Clerk - Starr County
Starr County Courthouse Starr County Courthouse, Room
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Rio Grande City, TX 78582 401 North Britton Avenue
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RE: Court of Appeals Numbers: 04-14-00136-CR, 04-14-00137-CR, 04-14-00138-CR, &
04-14-00139-CR
Trial Court Case Numbers: 12-CR-611, 12-CR-615, 12-CR-613, & 12-CR-609
Style: Billy Edward Gonzalez
v.
The State of Texas
Enclosed please find the order which the Honorable Court of Appeals has
issued in reference to the above styled and numbered causes.
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Very truly yours,
KEITH E. HOTTLE, CLERK
_____________________________
Jonathan Quintero
Deputy Clerk, Ext. 53220
The State of TexasAppellee/s
Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
March 18, 2014
Nos. 04-14-00136-CR, 04-14-00137-CR, 04-14-00138-CR, & 04-14-00139-CR
Billy Edward GONZALEZ,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
From the 381st Judicial District Court, Starr County, Texas
Trial Court Nos. 12-CR-611, 12-CR-615-CR, 12-CR-613, & 12-CR-609
Honorable Jose Luis Garza, Judge Presiding
O R D E R
The trial court imposed the sentences in Appeal Nos. 04-14-00136-CR, 04-14-00138-CR, and 04-14-
00139-CR on October 30, 2013, and signed the order being appealed in Appeal No. 04-14-00137-CR on
October 31, 2013. Appellant did not file a motion for new trial. Because appellant did not file a timely
motion for new trial, the deadline for filing the notice of appeal was November 29, 2014, for Appeal Nos. 04-
14-00136-CR, 04-14-00138-CR, and 04-14-00139-CR, and December 2, 2014, for Appeal No. 04-14-00137-
CR. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1). A notice of appeal was not filed until February 25, 2014, and the record
shows it was not mailed until February 18, 2104, and appellant did not file a motion for extension of time to
file the notice of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.3.
We therefore order appellant to file a written response on or before April 17, 2014 showing cause
why these appeals should not be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522
(Tex. Crim. App. 1996) (holding that timely notice of appeal is necessary to invoke court of appeals’
jurisdiction). If appellant fails to satisfactorily respond within the time provided, the appeals will be
dismissed. If a supplemental clerk’s record is required to show jurisdiction, appellant must ask the trial court
clerk to prepare one and must notify the clerk of this court that such a request was made.
We order all deadlines in this matter suspended until further order of the court. We further order the
clerk of this court to serve a copy of this order on all counsel and the court reporter.
_________________________________
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this
18th day of March, 2014.
___________________________________
Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court
MINUTES
Court of Appeals
Fourth Court of Appeals District
San Antonio, Texas
March 18, 2014
Nos. 04-14-00136-CR, 04-14-00137-CR, 04-14-00138-CR, & 04-14-00139-CR
Billy Edward GONZALEZ,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
From the 381st Judicial District Court, Starr County, Texas
Trial Court Nos. 12-CR-611, 12-CR-615-CR, 12-CR-613, & 12-CR-609
Honorable Jose Luis Garza, Judge Presiding
O R D E R
The trial court imposed the sentences in Appeal Nos. 04-14-00136-CR, 04-14-00138-CR, and 04-14-
00139-CR on October 30, 2013, and signed the order being appealed in Appeal No. 04-14-00137-CR on
October 31, 2013. Appellant did not file a motion for new trial. Because appellant did not file a timely
motion for new trial, the deadline for filing the notice of appeal was November 29, 2014, for Appeal Nos. 04-
14-00136-CR, 04-14-00138-CR, and 04-14-00139-CR, and December 2, 2014, for Appeal No. 04-14-00137-
CR. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1). A notice of appeal was not filed until February 25, 2014, and the record
shows it was not mailed until February 18, 2104, and appellant did not file a motion for extension of time to
file the notice of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.3.
We therefore order appellant to file a written response on or before April 17, 2014 showing cause
why these appeals should not be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522
(Tex. Crim. App. 1996) (holding that timely notice of appeal is necessary to invoke court of appeals’
jurisdiction). If appellant fails to satisfactorily respond within the time provided, the appeals will be
dismissed. If a supplemental clerk’s record is required to show jurisdiction, appellant must ask the trial court
clerk to prepare one and must notify the clerk of this court that such a request was made.
We order all deadlines in this matter suspended until further order of the court. We further order the
clerk of this court to serve a copy of this order on all counsel and the court reporter.
/s/ Marialyn Barnard
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this
18th day of March, 2014.
/s/ Keith E. Hottle
Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court
ENTERED THIS 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2014.