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GARLAND J. LANG V. STATE OF TEXAS
NO. 07-00-0566-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL B
JANUARY 8, 2001
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GARLAND J. LANG,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
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FROM THE 137TH DISTRICT COURT OF LUBBOCK COUNTY;
NO. 97-425,620; HON. BRADLEY UNDERWOOD, PRESIDING
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Before BOYD, C.J., and QUINN and JOHNSON, JJ.
Garland J. Lang, appellant, attempts to appeal his conviction for delivery of a controlled substance. The trial court sentenced appellant on June 25, 1998. His notice of appeal, however, was filed on December 21, 2000, approximately two and one-half years after sentencing. We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
A timely notice of appeal is necessary to invoke the court of appeal’s jurisdiction. Olivo v. State , 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex.Crim.App. 1996). To be timely, it must be filed
within either 30 or 90 days of the date sentence is pronounced in open court. Tex. R. App. P . 26.2 (a). Having been filed long after both periods lapsed, the notice at bar fails to invoke our jurisdiction. Therefore, we dismiss the appeal for the want of jurisdiction.
Brian Quinn
Justice
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Document Info
Docket Number: 07-00-00566-CR
Filed Date: 1/8/2001
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 9/7/2015