Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2009

Ex Parte Geoffrey T. Wood

Ex Parte Geoffrey T. Wood
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided November 18, 2009

Ex Parte Geoffrey T. Wood

Opinion

In The



Court of Appeals



Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont



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NO. 09-09-00442-CR

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EX PARTE GEOFFREY T. WOOD




On Appeal from the 359th District Court

Montgomery County, Texas

Trial Cause No. 09-04-04031-CR




MEMORANDUM OPINION

On September 29, 2009, Geoffrey T. Wood filed a notice of appeal from an order signed on May 4, 2009. The notice of appeal was filed with the trial court more than thirty days from the date the trial court denied relief on appellant's pre-trial writ of habeas corpus and outside the time for requesting an extension of time for filing the notice of appeal. We notified the parties that the notice of appeal did not appear to have been timely filed. The appellant requested an out-of-time appeal. This court does not have the authority to use a rule of appellate procedure to create jurisdiction where none exists. See Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 523 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).

The notice of appeal was not timely filed. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1). No motion for extension of time was timely filed pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 26.3. The appellant has not obtained an out-of-time appeal from the Court of Criminal Appeals. The court finds it is without jurisdiction to entertain this appeal. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

APPEAL DISMISSED.



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CHARLES KREGER

Justice



Opinion Delivered November 18, 2009

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Before Gaultney, Kreger, and Horton, JJ.

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