COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS

DANIEL LIRA, § No. 08-08-00225-CR Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § 171st Judicial District Court § THE STATE OF TEXAS, of El Paso County, Texas § Appellee. (TC# 20070D00353) §

MEMORANDUM OPINION Daniel Lira attempts to appeal his convictions for attempt to commit theft of property, greater than twenty thousand dollars, and less than one hundred thousand dollars and unlicensed use of a criminal instrument. He was sentenced to serve 2 years’ in prison for each count, sentences to be served concurrently. Finding that Appellant did not timely file a notice of appeal, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

The record before us indicates that Appellant’s sentence was imposed in open court on March 29, 2007. Appellant did not file a motion for new trial. Appellant’s notice of appeal was not filed until June 20, 2008. By letter dated June 24, 2008, the clerk of this Court notified Appellant in writing of our intent to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction and requesting a response showing grounds why the appeal should continue. Appellant has not responded to the Court’s notice.

A timely notice of appeal is necessary to invoke this Court’s jurisdiction. Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex.Crim.App. 1996). Appellant’s notice of appeal was due to be filed on April 28, 2007, thirty days after the date sentence was imposed in open court. See TEX .R.APP .P. 26.2(a)(1). Pursuant to Rule 26.3, a court of appeals may grant an extension of time to file a notice of appeal if the notice is filed within fifteen days after the last day allowed, and within the same period, a motion is filed with the court of appeals reasonably explaining the need for the extension of time. TEX .R.APP .P. 26.3; Olivo, 918 S.W.2d at 522. Because Appellant did not file his notice of appeal until June 20, 2008, he failed to perfect the appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

September 11, 2008 DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Chief Justice Before Chew, C.J., McClure, and Carr, JJ. (Do Not Publish)

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