Court Opinion

ID: 4388823
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Date Created: 2019-04-19 00:43:13.395381+00
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NO. 12-19-00118-CR

                           IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

               TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

                                      TYLER, TEXAS

 JOSIAH RAIBON,                                     §      APPEAL FROM THE 7TH
 APPELLANT

 V.                                                 §      JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

 THE STATE OF TEXAS,
 APPELLEE                                           §      SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS

                                   MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                       PER CURIAM
       This appeal is being dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Josiah Raibon appeals from his
conviction for indecency with a child. Under the rules of appellate procedure, the notice of appeal
must be filed within thirty days after the sentence is imposed or suspended in open court, or after
the day the trial court enters an appealable order; or within ninety days if the defendant timely files
a motion for new trial. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a). Rule 26.3 provides that a motion to extend
the time for filing a notice of appeal must be filed within fifteen days after the deadline for filing
the notice of appeal. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.3. In this case, sentence was imposed on November 30,
2018. Appellant filed his notice of appeal on April 2, 2019, long after the time for filing a notice
of appeal under Rule 26.2(a) or for seeking a motion to extend under Rule 26.3. According to the
case information sheet from the Smith County District Clerk and Appellant’s docketing statement,
Appellant did not file a motion for new trial.
       On April 4, 2019, this Court notified Appellant that the information received failed to show
the jurisdiction of the Court, i.e., there was no notice of appeal filed within the time allowed by
Rule 26.2 and there was no timely motion for an extension of time to file same as permitted by
Rule 26.3. The notice further advised Appellant that the appeal would be dismissed unless the
information was amended on or before April 15, 2019, to show this Court’s jurisdiction. That
deadline passed without a response from Appellant.
         “[I]n Texas, appeals by either the State or the defendant in a criminal case are permitted
only when they are specifically authorized by statute.” State ex rel. Lykos v. Fine, 330 S.W.3d
904, 915 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011). This Court is not authorized to extend the time for perfecting
an appeal except as provided by the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.1 See TEX. R. APP. P.
26.2, 26.3; see also Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Olivo v. State,
918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). In the present case, Appellant’s appeal is untimely.
Accordingly, we dismiss Appellant’s appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 43.2(f).
Opinion delivered April 17, 2019.
Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J., and Neeley, J.

                                             (DO NOT PUBLISH)

         1
           Only the court of criminal appeals has jurisdiction to grant an out-of-time appeal. See Ater v. Eighth Court
of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241, 243 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991); see also Kossie v. State, No. 01-16-00738-CR, 2017 WL
631842, at *1-2 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 16, 2017, no pet. h.) (mem. op., not designated for publication)
(dismissing for lack of jurisdiction because appellant could not pursue out of time appeal without permission from
court of criminal appeals); see TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art 11.07 § 3(a) (West 2005).

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                                   COURT OF APPEALS

      TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                           JUDGMENT

                                            APRIL 17, 2019

                                         NO. 12-19-00118-CR

                                        JOSIAH RAIBON,
                                            Appellant
                                               V.
                                      THE STATE OF TEXAS,
                                            Appellee

                                  Appeal from the 7th District Court
                         of Smith County, Texas (Tr.Ct.No. 007-0571-16)

                    THIS CAUSE came on to be heard on the appellate record, and the same being
considered, it is the opinion of this Court that it is without jurisdiction of the appeal, and that the
appeal should be dismissed.
                    It is therefore ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED by this Court that this
appeal be, and the same is, hereby dismissed for want of jurisdiction; and that this decision be
certified to the court below for observance.
                    By per curiam opinion.
                    Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J. and Neeley, J.