April Brook Bishop v. State ( 2016 )

Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-16-00669-CR
April Brook BISHOP,
Appellant
v.
The STATE of Texas,
Appellee
From the 187th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2015CR12051
Honorable Steve Hilbig, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Karen Angelini, Justice
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice
Delivered and Filed: December 14, 2016
DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION
April Brook Bishop attempts to appeal from the trial court’s judgment revoking her
community supervision. We dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.
In a criminal case, a defendant’s notice of appeal is due within thirty days after sentence is
imposed in open court or the trial court enters an appealable order. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1). The
deadline to file a notice of appeal is extended to ninety days after the sentence is imposed if the
defendant timely files a motion for new trial. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(2). The time for filing a notice
of appeal may be further extended if, within fifteen days of the deadline for filing the notice of
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appeal, the defendant files a notice of appeal and a motion complying with Rule 10.5(b). TEX. R.
APP. P. 26.3.
Here, the trial court revoked Bishop’s community supervision and imposed sentence on
August 17, 2016. Because Bishop did not file a motion for new trial, the latest possible date for
her to have filed a timely notice of appeal was September 16, 2016. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a).
However, Bishop did not file a notice of appeal until October 5, 2016. Furthermore, Bishop did
not file a motion for extension of time to file a notice of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.3.
On November 9, 2016, Bishop filed a motion for leave to file a late notice of appeal asking
us to grant her leave to file a late notice of appeal. We do not have the authority to grant such
leave, as we lack jurisdiction over an appeal of a criminal conviction in the absence of a timely,
written notice of appeal. See Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Olivo
v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).
We ordered Bishop to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of
jurisdiction. Bishop did not respond. We dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
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