Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed June 30, 2005.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-05-00427-CR

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DEAN NEEL GOSS, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 339th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 1017829

M E M O R A N D U M   O P I N I O N

Appellant entered a guilty plea without an agreed recommendation as to punishment to possession of less than one gram of cocaine.  On March 8, 2005, the trial court deferred a finding of guilt and placed appellant on community supervision for four years and assessed a fine of $500.  The trial court certified appellant has the right of appeal, and appellant filed a pro se notice of appeal on April 13, 2005.

A defendant=s notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after an appealable order has been entered.  See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1).  A notice of appeal which complies with the requirements of Rule 26 is essential to vest the court of appeals with jurisdiction.  Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998).  If an appeal is not timely perfected, a court of appeals does not obtain jurisdiction to address the merits of the appeal.  Under those circumstances it can take no action other than to dismiss the appeal.  Id.

Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.

PER CURIAM

Judgment rendered and Memorandum Opinion filed June 30, 2005.

Panel consists of Chief Justice Hedges and Justices Fowler and Frost.

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