Dismiss and Opinion Filed February 13, 2014 

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In The 

Court of Appeals 

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas 

No. 05-14-00166-CR 

No. 05-14-00167-CR 

No. 05-14-00168-CR 

SENRICK WILKERSON, Appellant 

V. 

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee 

On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 3 

Dallas County, Texas 

Trial Court Cause Nos. F08-60213-J, F10-01183-J, F10-01184-J 

MEMORANDUM OPINION 

Before Justices Bridges, O’Neill, and Brown 

Opinion by Justice Bridges 

Senrick Wilkerson was convicted of compelling prostitution, sexual assault of a child, 

and sexual performance of a child. Sentence in each was as set at eight years’ imprisonment and 

was imposed in open court on December 17, 2010. Appellant’s convictions were affirmed on 

direct appeal. Wilkerson v. State, Nos. 05-11-00060/00061/00062-CR (Tex. App.––Dallas July 

16, 2012, pet. ref’d).1 The Court now has before it appellant’s February 10, 2014 “request to 

take leave of court and proceed with an out of time appeal.” 

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 In trial court nos. F10-01183-J and F10-01184-J, appellant currently has pending appeals from the trial court’s order denying his motion 

for post-conviction DNA testing. Those appeals are docketed as cause nos. 05-14-00007-CR and 05-14-00008-CR. Nothing in this opinion 

impacts those appeals. 
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“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, and, if not, the power of the court to act is as absent as if it did not exist. See id.

at 523. To invoke the Court’s jurisdiction an appellant must file his notice of appeal within the 

time period provided by the rules of appellate procedure. See id.; see also Slaton v. State, 981 

S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998) (per curiam). 

Appellant’s February 10, 2014 notice of appeal is untimely as to his December 17, 2010 

sentencing date and this Court has no authority to grant appellant an out-of-time appeal. See 

generally TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a) (time for filing notice of appeal); Slaton, 981 S.W.2d at 210; 

Olivo, 918 S.W.2d at 523. 

We dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction. 

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/David L. Bridges/ 

DAVID L. BRIDGES 

JUSTICE 
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Court of Appeals 

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas 

JUDGMENT 

SENRICK WILKERSON, Appellant 

No. 05-14-00166-CR V. 

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee 

 On Appeal from the Criminal District Court 

No. 3, Dallas County, Texas 

Trial Court Cause No. F08-60213-J. 

Opinion delivered by Justice Bridges, 

Justices O’Neill and Brown participating. 

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

jurisdiction. 

Judgment entered February 13, 2014 

 

/David L. Bridges/ 

DAVID L. BRIDGES 

JUSTICE 
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Court of Appeals 

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas 

JUDGMENT 

SENRICK WILKERSON, Appellant 

No. 05-14-00167-CR V. 

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee 

 On Appeal from the Criminal District Court 

No. 3, Dallas County, Texas 

Trial Court Cause No. F10-01183-J. 

Opinion delivered by Justice Bridges, 

Justices O’Neill and Brown participating. 

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

jurisdiction. 

Judgment entered February 13, 2014 

 

/David L. Bridges/ 

DAVID L. BRIDGES 

JUSTICE 
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Court of Appeals 

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas 

JUDGMENT 

SENRICK WILKERSON, Appellant 

No. 05-14-00168-CR V. 

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee 

 On Appeal from the Criminal District Court 

No. 3, Dallas County, Texas 

Trial Court Cause No. F10-01184-J. 

Opinion delivered by Justice Bridges, 

Justices O’Neill and Brown participating. 

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

jurisdiction. 

Judgment entered February 13, 2014 

/David L. Bridges/ 

DAVID L. BRIDGES 

JUSTICE