NUMBER 13-06-171-CR

                         COURT OF APPEALS

               THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                  CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

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CESAR MENDEZ PAREDES,                                        Appellant,

                                           v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,                                              Appellee.

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                  On appeal from the 398th District Court

                           of Hidalgo County, Texas.

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                     MEMORANDUM OPINION

              Before Justices Rodriguez, Castillo, and Garza

                       Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, CESAR MENDEZ PAREDES, attempted to perfect an appeal from a judgment entered by the 398th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas.  Sentence in this cause was imposed on August 8, 2005.  No timely motion for new trial was filed.  The notice of appeal was due to be filed on September 7, 2005, but was not filed until April 7, 2006.   Said notice of appeal is untimely filed.

Tex. R. App. P. 26.3 provides that the court of appeals may grant an extension of time for filing notice of appeal if such notice is filed within  fifteen days of the last day allowed and within the same period a motion is filed in the court of appeals reasonably explaining the need for such extension.  Appellant failed to file his notice of appeal and a motion requesting an extension of time within such period.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's failure to timely perfect his appeal, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.  The appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION.

PER CURIAM

Do not publish.

Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).

Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed this

the  1^st day of June, 2006.