Saturday, January 19, 2008

Notice of Appeal was untimely - Dismissed

Daniel Romon Quiroz v. The State of Texas (Tex.App.- Austin, Jan. 18, 2007) (Opinion by Justice Patterson) (Before Justices Patterson, Puryear and Henson)
03-07-00738-CR
Daniel Romon Quiroz v. The State of Texas

Appeal from County Court at Law No. 3 of Travis County
Dispostion: Dismissed for want of jurisdiction

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

On July 1, 2002, in cause number C-1-CR-01-574616, Daniel Romon Quiroz pleaded guilty to possessing marihuana. The trial court adjudged him guilty and assessed punishment at 120 days in jail. In assessing punishment, the court took into consideration Quiroz's admission of guilt in cause number C-1-CR-01-589507, in which he was accused of deadly conduct. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.45 (West 2003).

On November 13, 2007, Quiroz filed a pro se notice of out of time appeal in each cause. There is no conviction to appeal in cause number C-1-CR-01-589507. The notice of appeal in cause number C-1-CR-01-574616 was untimely. We lack jurisdiction to dispose of the purported appeals in any manner other than by dismissing them for want of jurisdiction. See Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208 (Tex. Crim. App.1998); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522-23 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).
The appeals are dismissed.
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Jan P. Patterson, Justice
Before Justices Patterson, Puryear and Henson
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
Filed: January 18, 2008
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