Melvin Glen Carter v. State ( 2015 )


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  •                                   In The
    Court of Appeals
    Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
    No. 07-13-00005-CR
    MELVIN GLEN CARTER, APPELLANT
    V.
    THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
    On Appeal from the 251st District Court
    Randall County, Texas
    Trial Court No. 22,363-C, Honorable Ana Estevez, Presiding
    May 21, 2015
    ORDER
    Before CAMPBELL and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.
    After a jury trial, appellant, Melvin Glen Carter, was convicted of the offense of
    assault on a public servant.    On December 13, 2012, appellant was sentenced to
    incarceration in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, for a
    period of twelve years. Appellant timely filed a notice of appeal of this conviction and
    was appointed counsel. Appointed counsel filed a brief on appellant’s behalf on the
    merits. However, after review, this Court affirmed appellant’s conviction See Carter v.
    State, No. 07-13-00005-CR, 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 11265, at *12 (Tex. App.—Amarillo
    Aug. 30, 2013, no pet.). When no petition for discretionary review was filed, mandate
    was issued on December 2, 2013. This Court’s plenary power expired 60 days after
    judgment. TEX. R. APP. P. 19.1(a).
    On May 12, 2015, this Court received correspondence from appellant entitled
    “First Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Pro Se Response to Anders
    Brief.”1    In an enclosed letter, appellant appears to identify what he is actually
    requesting. It appears that appellant is seeking an extension to file a pro se petition for
    discretionary review with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
    This Court’s jurisdiction over this appeal expired 60 days after issuance of our
    August 30, 2013 judgment. See TEX. R. APP. P. 19.1(a). Appellant’s filing is more than
    a year and a half past the expiration of our plenary power over this appeal. As such, no
    further action may be taken by this Court in this proceeding and the filing is hereby
    denied.2
    Per Curiam
    Do not publish.
    1
    As mentioned, appellant’s appointed counsel filed a brief on the merits in this appeal and raised
    an arguable ground for reversal. Thus, there was never an Anders brief or motion to withdraw for
    appellant to respond to in this case.
    2
    While this Court is without jurisdiction over this case, appellant may be able to obtain recourse
    by filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus returnable to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. See TEX.
    CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 11.07 (West Supp. 2014).
    2
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 07-13-00005-CR

Filed Date: 5/21/2015

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 10/16/2015