Court Opinion

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NUMBER 13-13-00362-CR

                             COURT OF APPEALS

                   THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                      CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
____________________________________________________________

JAMES PLEXICO,                                                               Appellant,

                                            v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,                                 Appellee.
____________________________________________________________

              On appeal from the 94th District Court
                   of Nueces County, Texas.
____________________________________________________________

                          MEMORANDUM OPINION

             Before Justices Benavides, Perkes, and Longoria
                    Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

      Appellant, James Plexico, pro se, filed a notice of appeal on July 17, 2013. On

July 19, 2013, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant that it appeared that there is no

final, appealable order and requested correction of this defect within ten days or the

appeal would be dismissed. Appellant has failed to respond to the Court’s directive.
       A defendant's notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after the trial court

enters an appealable order. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1). A notice of appeal which

complies with the requirements of Rule 26 is essential to vest the court of appeals with

jurisdiction. Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). If an appeal

is not timely perfected, a court of appeals does not obtain jurisdiction to address the

merits of the appeal. Id. Under those circumstances it can take no action other than to

dismiss the appeal. Id.

       Generally, a state appellate court only has jurisdiction to consider an appeal by a

criminal defendant where there has been a final judgment of conviction. Workman v.

State, 170 Tex. Crim. 621, 343 S.W.2d 446, 447 (1961); McKown v. State, 915 S.W.2d
160, 161 (Tex. App.–Fort Worth 1996, no pet.). Exceptions to the general rule include:

(1) certain appeals while on deferred adjudication community supervision, Kirk v. State,

942 S.W.2d 624, 625 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997); (2) appeals from the denial of a motion to

reduce bond, TEX. R. APP. P. 31.1; McKown, 915 S.W.2d at 161; and (3) certain appeals

from the denial of habeas corpus relief, Wright v. State, 969 S.W.2d 588, 589 (Tex.

App.--Dallas 1998, no pet.); McKown, 915 S.W.2d at 161.

       The Court, having examined and fully considered the documents before the Court,

is of the opinion that there is not an appealable order and this Court lacks jurisdiction.

.Accordingly, this appeal is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.

                                                        PER CURIAM

Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

Delivered and filed the
17th day of October, 2013.

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