Dismissed and Opinion Filed October 21, 2015.

In The

Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

No. 05-15-01260-CR

No. 05-15-01261-CR

No. 05-15-01262-CR

No. 05-15-01263-CR

TROY LEE PERKINS, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 282nd Judicial District Court

Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. F07-00645-S, F07-71769-S, F07-71970-S, F07-71990-S

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Lang, Evans, and Whitehill

Opinion by Justice Evans

Troy Lee Perkins was convicted on his negotiated guilty pleas of four aggravated 

robberies and sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment in each case. The sentences were 

imposed in open court on January 7, 2008, and appellant did not appeal at that time. The Court 

now has before it appellant’s October 16, 2015 notice of appeal. The notice does not indicate 

there is a newly-entered appealable order. Rather, appellant seeks to “appeal [the 2008] 

convictions, withdraw his guilty plea, reverse the...convictions, [and] remand the cases back to

the trial court” for a new trial.1 We dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction.

 

1 We note that this group of appeals is appellant’s seventh attempt since 2012 to appeal some or all of the 2008 convictions. The previous 

appeals, which were all dismissed for want of jurisdiction, include cause nos. 05-14-01546/01547-CR (Tex. App.––Dallas Dec. 10, 2014, pet. 
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“A timely notice of appeal is necessary to invoke appellate jurisdiction.” Blanton v. 

State, 369 S.W.3d 894, 902 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012). Appellant’s October 16, 2015 notice of 

appeal is untimely as to the January 7, 2008 sentencing date. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1); 

Slaton, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998) (per curiam); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 

519, 523 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). Further, this Court has no authority to grant appellant out-oftime appeals, nor do we have jurisdiction to entertain a collateral attack on his final felony 

convictions. See TEX. CODE CRIM. P. ANN. arts. 11.05, 11.07 (West 2015); Board of Pardons & 

Paroles ex rel. Keen v. Court of Appeals for Eighth Dist., 910 S.W.2d 481, 484 (Tex. Crim. App. 

1995) (orig. proceeding). 

We dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction.

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ref’d); 05-14-00826–00829-CR (Tex. App.––Dallas July 2, 2014, no pet.); 05-14-00460–00463-CR (Tex. App.––Dallas Apr. 17, 2014, no 

pet.); 05-14-00091–00094-CR (Tex. App.––Dallas Feb. 3, 2014, pet. ref’d); 05-13-01119–01122-CR (Tex. App.––Dallas Sept. 11, 2013, 

pet. ref’d); 05-12-01511-CR (Tex. App.––Dallas Dec. 13, 2012, no pet.); and 05-12-0151201514-CR (Tex. App.––Dallas Nov. 28, 2012, no 

pet.).

/David W. Evans/

DAVID EVANS

JUSTICE
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Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

JUDGMENT

TROY LEE PERKINS, Appellant

No. 05-15-01260-CR V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 282nd Judicial District 

Court, Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. F07-00645-S.

Opinion delivered by Justice Evans, Justices 

Lang and Whitehill participating.

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal for want of 

jurisdiction.

Judgment entered this 21st day of October, 2015.
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Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

JUDGMENT

TROY LEE PERKINS, Appellant

No. 05-15-01261-CR V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 282nd Judicial District 

Court, Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. F07-71769-S.

Opinion delivered by Justice Evans, Justices 

Lang and Whitehill participating.

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal for want of 

jurisdiction.

Judgment entered this 21st day of October, 2015.
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Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

JUDGMENT

TROY LEE PERKINS, Appellant

No. 05-15-01262-CR V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 282nd Judicial District 

Court, Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. F07-71970-S.

Opinion delivered by Justice Evans, Justices 

Lang and Whitehill participating.

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal for want of 

jurisdiction.

Judgment entered this 21st day of October, 2015.
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Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

JUDGMENT

TROY LEE PERKINS, Appellant

No. 05-15-01263-CR V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 282nd Judicial District 

Court, Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. F07-71990-S.

Opinion delivered by Justice Evans, Justices 

Lang and Whitehill participating.

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal for want of 

jurisdiction.

Judgment entered this 21st day of October, 2015.