Louis Fred Gonzales v. State

In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-19-00356-CR
No. 07-19-00357-CR
No. 07-19-00358-CR
LOUIS FRED GONZALES, APPELLANT
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
On Appeal from the 242nd District Court
Hale County, Texas
Trial Court Nos. B20764-1806, B20784-1806, B20820-1806; Honorable Kregg Hukill, Presiding
November 6, 2019
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before QUINN, C.J., and PIRTLE and PARKER, JJ.
Appellant Louis Fred Gonzales was convicted of two counts of theft and one count
of forgery of a financial instrument. Appellant has filed notices of appeal, pro se,
challenging the convictions. We dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction.
The timely filing of a written notice of appeal is a jurisdictional prerequisite to
hearing an appeal. Castillo v. State, 369 S.W.3d 196, 198 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012). In a
criminal case, the notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after sentence is
imposed or within ninety days after sentence is imposed if the defendant timely files a
motion for new trial. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a). If a notice of appeal is not timely filed, we
have no option but to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. Castillo, 369 S.W.3d at
198.
Appellant’s sentences were imposed on January 28, 2019. Because he did not
file any motions for new trial, his notices of appeal were due within thirty days of
sentencing, by February 27, 2019. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1). Appellant did not file his
notices of appeal until October 8, 2019. Accordingly, his untimely filed notices of appeal
prevent this Court from acquiring jurisdiction over the appeals.
The appeals are dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
Per Curiam
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