Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2014

Thomas Edward Williams v. State

Thomas Edward Williams v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided November 7, 2014

Thomas Edward Williams v. State

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-14-00646-CR

Thomas Edward Williams, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF COMAL COUNTY, 207TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. CR201-263, HONORABLE GARY L. STEEL, JUDGE PRESIDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant Thomas Edward Williams seeks to appeal a judgment of conviction for theft. The trial court has certified that this is a plea-bargain case and Williams has no right of appeal.

See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2), (d). Further, the district court imposed sentence on July 28, 2014, and because no motion for new trial was filed, the deadline for Williams to file his notice of appeal with the trial court was August 27, 2014. See id. R. 26.2. However, Williams did not file his notice of appeal with trial court until October 6, 2014. See id. R. 25.1 (providing that appeal is perfected when notice is filed with trial court clerk). Because Williams’s notice of appeal was not timely filed, we lack jurisdiction to dispose of his attempted appeal in any manner other than dismissing it for want of jurisdiction. See Castillo v. State, 369 S.W.3d 196, 98 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012). ____________________________________ Scott K. Field, Justice Before Justices Puryear, Pemberton, and Field Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction Filed: October 24, 2014 Do Not Publish

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