John Domingo Perez seeks to appeal from a judgment of conviction for aggravated assault. Sentence was imposed on August 14, 2006. There was no motion for new trial. The deadline for perfecting appeal was therefore September 13, 2006. Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1). The pro se notice of appeal was filed on December 21, 2006. Under the circumstances, we 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.

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W. Kenneth Law, Chief Justice

Before Chief Justice Law, Justices Puryear and Henson

Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction

Filed: January 11, 2007

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