Louis Charles Dean v. State ( 2002 )

  Opinion issued December 5, 2002

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-02-01200-CR

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LOUIS CHARLES DEAN, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 178th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 916202

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

We are without jurisdiction to entertain this appeal. Appellant was sentenced in this case on September 5, 2002. No motion for new trial was filed. The deadline for filing notice of appeal was therefore Monday, October 7, 2002, because the thirtieth day after sentencing fell on a weekend. Tex. R. App. P. 4.1(a), 26.2(a)(1).

Notice of appeal was deposited in the mail on October 9, 2002, according to the postmark on the copy of the envelope included in the clerk's record. Because the notice of appeal was mailed after the filing deadline, it did not comply with Rule 9.2 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the "mailbox rule." See Tex. R. App. P. 9.2(b). Although the notice of appeal was filed within the 15-day time period for filing a motion for extension of time to file notice of appeal, no such motion for extension of time was filed. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.3.

We therefore dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 209-10 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).

It is so ORDERED.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Hedges, Keyes, and   Duggan. ⁽¹⁾    

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.

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The Honorable Lee Duggan, Jr., retired Justice, Court of Appeals, First District of Texas at Houston, participating by assignment.