Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-04-30 14:12:08.877656+00
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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                      San Antonio, Texas
                                  MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                          No. 04-24-00175-CR

                                          Kendale James LEE,
                                              Appellant

                                                    v.

                                         The STATE of Texas,
                                               Appellee

                      From the 175th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
                                    Trial Court No. 2013CR0038
                          Honorable Catherine Torres-Stahl, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting:          Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice
                  Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
                  Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice

Delivered and Filed: April 24, 2024

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

           The trial court imposed sentence in the underlying cause on January 13, 2023. Because

appellant did not file a motion for new trial, the notice of appeal was due to be filed February 13,

2023. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1). A motion for extension of time to file the notice of appeal was

due on February 28, 2023. TEX. R. APP. P. 26.3. Appellant filed a notice of appeal over a year later

on March 11, 2024.

           A timely notice of appeal is necessary to invoke a court of appeals’ jurisdiction. See Olivo

v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). A late notice of appeal may be considered
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timely so as to invoke a court of appeals’ jurisdiction if (1) it is filed within fifteen days of the last

day allowed for filing, (2) a motion for extension of time is filed in the court of appeals within

fifteen days of the last day allowed for filing the notice of appeal, and (3) the court of appeals

grants the motion for extension of time. See id.

        Having reviewed the record, it appears the notice of appeal was untimely filed, and no

motion for extension of time was filed. Therefore, on March 21, 2024, we ordered appellant to

show cause in writing, no later than April 5, 2024, why this appeal should not be dismissed for

lack of jurisdiction. See id.; see also Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241 (Tex. Crim.

App. 1991) (out-of-time appeal from final felony conviction may be sought by filing a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure). All appellate

deadlines were suspended until further order of the court. Appellant did not respond to our March

21 order.

        We dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

                                                     PER CURIAM

DO NOT PUBLISH

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