Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2004

Ailsa Sawyer v. State

Ailsa Sawyer v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided December 9, 2004

Ailsa Sawyer v. State

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-04-00723-CR

Ailsa Sawyer, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 403RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 2023408, HONORABLE BRENDA P. KENNEDY, JUDGE PRESIDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Ailsa Sawyer seeks to appeal from a judgment of conviction for possession of cocaine. Sentence was imposed on September 24, 2003. There was no motion for new trial. The deadline for perfecting appeal was therefore November 24, 2003. Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1). On December 12, 2003, appellant filed a pro se motion for out-of-time appeal. Even if this motion is treated as a notice of appeal, it was not timely filed, and we therefore lack jurisdiction to dispose of the purported appeal in any manner other than by dismissing it for want of jurisdiction. See Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522-23 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).

The appeal is dismissed.

__________________________________________ Bob Pemberton, Justice Before Chief Justice Law, Justices B. A. Smith and Pemberton Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction Filed: December 9, 2004 Do Not Publish

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