Opinion issued August 11, 2016
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-16-00498-CR
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MARTIN LUIS ROCHA, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 184th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 0842392
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Martin Luis Rocha, is attempting to appeal his May 8, 2001
conviction for aggravated kidnapping. Appellant filed his notice of appeal on April
8, 2016. Appellant’s appointed counsel has filed a letter, advising that we have no
jurisdiction over this appeal because the notice of appeal was untimely.
In a criminal case, a notice of appeal is due within thirty days after sentence
is imposed or suspended in open court or after the day the trial court enters an
appealable order. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1). The deadline may be extended to
ninety days if the defendant timely files a motion for new trial. See id. at 26.2(a)(2).
The deadline for filing the notice of appeal may also be extended if, within fifteen
days after the date the notice of appeal is due, the appellant properly files a motion
for extension of time to file the notice of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 10.5(b), 26.3.
Here, the judgment of conviction was signed on May 8, 2001. Appellant’s
April 8, 2016 notice of appeal was filed almost fifteen years after judgment was
signed. A timely notice of appeal is necessary to invoke an appellate court’s
jurisdiction. See Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).
Because appellant’s notice of appeal was untimely, we have no jurisdiction over his
appeal.
Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. TEX. R. APP. P.
42.3(a); 43.2(f). Any pending motions are dismissed as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Brown, and Huddle.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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