DISMISS and Opinion Filed April 26, 2022 

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### Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-22-00320-CR No. 05-22-00340-CR ERIC LOWELL ANDERSON, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TE XAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 283rd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. F19-55774-T & F20-51286-T MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Schenck, Osborne, and Smith Opinion by Justice Smith Eric Lowell Anderson appeals hi s convictions for possession of methamphetamine in an amount of one gram or more but less than four grams and stalking. On April 21, 2020, appellant pleaded guilty to both offenses in exchange for the State’s recommendation he receiv e three years of deferred adjudication probation. Thereafter, the State filed a moti on to proceed with adjudication of guilt, alleging several violations of his supervision in each cas e. On December 13, 2021, the trial court found appellant guilty in each case and senten ced him to five years in the possession case and fifteen years in th e stalking case, to run concurrently.–2– Although the trial court certified that appella nt had a right to appeal his convictions, he did not file a notice of appeal until April 8, 2022. We dismiss these appeals. “Jurisdiction concerns the power of a court to hear and determine a case.” Olivo v. State , 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). The jurisdiction of an appellate court must be legally invoked; if not, the power of the court to act is as absent as if it did not exist. See id . at 523. “The standard to determine whether an appellate court has jurisdic tion to hear and determine a case ‘is not whether the appeal is precluded by law, but whethe r the appeal is authorized by law.’” Blanton
v. State , 369 S.W.3d 894, 902 (Tex. Cr im. App. 2012) (quoting Abbott v. State , 271 S.W.3d 694, 696–97 (Tex. Crim. A pp. 2008)). The right to appeal in a criminal case is a statutorily created right. See McKinney v. State , 207 S.W.3d 366, 374 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006); Griffin v. State , 145 S.W.3d 645, 646 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004). See also T EX
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. P. 25.2(a)(2) (rules for appeal by defendant). A timely-filed notice of appeal vests the courts of appeals with jurisdiction. Olivo , 918 S.W.2d at 522. Absent a timely f iled motion for new tr ial, appellant’s notices of appeal were due by February 12, 2022. See T EX
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. P. 26.3; Slaton v. State , 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998) (per curiam); Olivo , 918 S.W.2d at 522. The notices of–3– appeal filed in this Court show they were filed in the trial court on April 8, 2022. Because appellant’s notices of appeal ar e untimely, we lack jurisdiction over the appeals. See Slaton , 981 S.W.2d at 210; Olivo , 918 S.W.2d at 523. We dismiss these appeals.

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Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT
ERIC LOWELL ANDERSON, Appellant
No. 05-22-00320-CR V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 283rd Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F19-55774-T. Opinion delivered by Justice Smith. Justices Schenck and Osborne participating. Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal.
Judgment entered April 26, 2022–5– 

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Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT
ERIC LOWELL ANDERSON, Appellant
No. 05-22-00340-CR V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 283rd Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F20-51286-T. Opinion delivered by Justice Smith. Justices Schenck and Osborne participating. Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal.
Judgment entered April 26, 2022