Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2022

Erik Rivera v. the State of Texas

Erik Rivera v. the State of Texas
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided February 8, 2022

Erik Rivera v. the State of Texas

Opinion

Appeal Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed February 8, 2022.

In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-21-00641-CR ERIK RIVERA, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 228th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1431144 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant was convicted of indecency with a child by exposure, pursuant to Texas Penal Code § 21.11(a)(2), on October 24, 2017. Appellant filed his notice of appeal on November 2, 2021, beyond the 30-day deadline to file the document.

See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1). Absent a timely-filed notice of appeal we lack jurisdiction over the appeal. In addition, the trial court’s certification of appellant’s right of appeal, which the defendant signed, states this is a plea-bargain case, and appellant has no right of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d).

This court informed appellant of the jurisdictional issues created by his untimely notice of appeal and the information in the trial court’s certification of his right of appeal and allowed appellant 21 days to respond. Appellant has not filed a response. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Jewell, Bourliot, and Poissant.

Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).

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