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 Crimin al 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 compelli ng prostitution, sexual assault of a child,
and sexual performance of a child. Sentence in each was as set at eight years’ im prisonment 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 appe llant’s February 10, 2014 “request to
take leave of court and proceed with an out of time appeal.”

1 In trial court nos. F10-01183-J and F10-01184-J, appellant curren tly has pending appeals from the trial court’s order denying his motion for post-conviction DNA testing. Those a ppeals are docketed as cause nos. 05-14-0000 7-CR and 05-14-0 0008-CR. Nothing in this opinion impacts those appeals.–2– “Jurisdiction concerns the power of a c ourt to hear and determine a case.” Olivo v. State
, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). The juri sdiction of an appellate court must be
legally invoked, and, if not, the power of the court to act is as ab sent as if it did not exist. See id.
at 523. To invoke the Court’s juri sdiction an appellant must file his notice of appeal within the
time period provided by the rule s of appellate procedure. See id .; see also Slaton v. State , 981
S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. A pp. 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 appe llant an out-of-time appeal. See
generally T EX

. R. A PP

. P. 26.2(a) (time for filin g notice of appeal); Slaton , 981 S.W.2d at 210;

Olivo , 918 S.W.2d at 523.
We dismiss the appeals fo r want of jurisdiction.

Do Not Publish T EX

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. P. 47 140166F.U05 /David L. Bridges/ DAVID L. BRIDGES JUSTICE–3– 

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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 opin ion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

Judgment entered February 13, 2014

/David L. Bridges/ DAVID L. BRIDGES JUSTICE–4– 

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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 opin ion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

Judgment entered February 13, 2014

/David L. Bridges/ DAVID L. BRIDGES JUSTICE–5– 

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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 opin ion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

Judgment entered February 13, 2014

/David L. Bridges/ DAVID L. BRIDGES JUSTICE