Court Opinion

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NO. 12-08-00243-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

TYLER, TEXAS

HEATH L. JOHNSON,§
	APPEAL FROM THE 7TH
APPELLANT

V.§
	JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
APPELLEE§
	SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS

MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM

	Appellant pleaded guilty to escape and originally received deferred adjudication community
supervision.  His guilt was later adjudicated, and he was sentenced to six years of imprisonment. 
He appealed to this court, and his appeal was dismissed because he did not furnish proof, after
notice, that he had paid or made arrangements to pay for preparation of the trial record.  See Johnson
v. State, No. 12-06-00076-CR, 2006 WL 1549985, at *1 (Tex. App.-Tyler June 7, 2006, no pet.)
(mem. op., not designated for publication).  Appellant filed an application for writ of habeas corpus
in the court of criminal appeals.  The trial court determined that the Smith County Probation
Department received Appellant's payment for the trial record, but never forwarded it to the Smith
County District Clerk.  Consequently, the court of criminal appeals granted Appellant an out of time
appeal.  See Ex parte Johnson, No. AP-75,844, 2008 WL 384083, at *1 (Tex. Crim. App. Feb. 13,
2008) (not designated for publication).  
	To perfect his appeal, Appellant was required to take affirmative steps to file a written notice
of appeal in the trial court within thirty days after the court of criminal appeals issued its mandate. 
Id.  The court of criminal appeals issued its mandate on March 10, 2008, making Appellant's notice
of appeal due on or before April 9, 2008.  However, Appellant did not file his notice of appeal until
June 5, 2008.  Therefore, the notice of appeal was untimely.  On that same date, Appellant filed a
document that we construe as a motion for extension of time to file his notice of appeal.
	An appellate court may extend the time to file the notice of appeal if, within fifteen days after
the deadline for filing the notice of appeal, the party files a notice of appeal in the trial court and files
a motion in the appellate court that complies with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b).  Tex.
R. App. P. 26.3.  To obtain an extension of time to file his appeal, Appellant must have filed his
motion not later than March 25, 2008.  Because his motion was not filed until June 5, 2008, it is
untimely.  Because this court has no authority to allow the late filing of a notice of appeal except as
provided by Rule 26.3, the appeal must be dismissed.  See 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).  Accordingly,
Appellant's motion is overruled, and the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
Opinion delivered June 11, 2008.
Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and Hoyle, J.

(DO NOT PUBLISH)June 11, 2008