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## COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

____________________________________________________________ JOHN LOZANO , A ppellant ,
v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, A ppellee

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On a ppeal from the 148 th District Court of Nueces County, Texas.

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## MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Rodriguez, Benavides , and Perkes Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam Appellant, John Lozano , attempted to perfect an appeal from a conviction for robbery . We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. Sentence in this matter was imposed on June 19, 2014 , and notice of appeal was filed on August 26, 2014 . On September 8, 2014 , the Clerk of this Court notified appellant that it appeared that the appeal was not timely perfected. Appellant was2

advised that the appeal would be dismissed if the defect was not corrected within ten days from the date of receipt of the Court ’ s direct ive. Appellant has not filed a response to the Court ’ s directive. Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.2 provides that an appeal is perfected when notice of appeal is filed within thirty days after the day sentence is imposed or suspended in open court unless a motion for new trial is timely filed

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. P . 26.2(a)(1). Where a timely motion for new trial has been filed, notice of appeal shall be filed within ninety days after the sentence is imposed or suspended in open court. T EX

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. 2 6.2(a)(2). The time within which to file the notice may be enlarged if, within fifteen days after the deadline for filing the notice, the party files the notice of appeal and a motion complying with Rule 10.5(b) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See T EX

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. P . 26.3. Appellant’s notice of appeal was due to have been filed on or before July 21, 2014

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. P. 26.2(a)(2). Appellant did not file a motion for extension of time to file his notice of appeal as permitted by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.3 and did not file his notice of appeal until August 26, 2014

. This Court's appellate jurisdiction in a criminal case is invoked by a timely filed notice of appeal. Olivo v. State , 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 19 96). Absent a timely filed notice of appeal, a court of appeals does not obtain jurisdiction to address the merits of the appeal in a criminal case and can take no action other than to dismiss

1 Because the thirtieth day fell on a Saturday , appellant s had until the following Monday, July 21, 2014 to file the notice of appeal

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the appeal for want of jurisdiction. Slaton v. State , 981 S.W .2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). Appellant may be entitled to an out

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- time appeal by filing a post

- conviction writ of habeas corpus returnable to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; however, the availability of that remedy is beyond the jurisdictio n of this Court. See T EX

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. A NN . art. 11.07, § 3(a) (Vernon 2005); see also Ex parte Garcia , 988 S.W.2d 240 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999). The appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION. PER CURIAM Do not publish. See T EX

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. 47.2(b).
D elivered and filed the 13th day of November, 2014

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