TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-08-00453-CR

John Melton, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 97-921-K26, HONORABLE BILLY RAY STUBBLEFIELD, JUDGE PRESIDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION

In September 1998, John Melton pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was placed on deferred adjudication supervision for ten years. On April 22, 2003, the trial court found that Melton had violated conditions of his supervision, adjudged him guilty, and imposed a fifteen-year prison sentence. On July 7, 2008, Melton filed a pro se notice of appeal.

The notice of appeal was not timely filed. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a). 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.

__________________________________________ Jan P. Patterson, Justice Before Justices Patterson, Waldrop and Henson Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction Filed: August 21, 2008 Do Not Publish