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COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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BILLY JO GUZMAN,                                                          Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,                                                      Appellee.
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On appeal from the 197th District Court 
of Cameron County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Hinojosa and Yanez
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

         Appellant, BILLY JO GUZMAN, attempted to perfect an appeal from a judgment
entered by the 197th District Court of Cameron County, Texas.  Sentence in this
cause was imposed on September 22, 2000.  No timely motion for new trial was filed.
The notice of appeal was due to be filed on October 23, 2000, but was not filed until
July 23, 2004.   Said notice of appeal is untimely filed. 
         Tex. R. App. P. 26.3 provides that the court of appeals may grant an extension
of time for filing notice of appeal if such notice is filed within  fifteen days of the last
day allowed and within the same period a motion is filed in the court of appeals
reasonably explaining the need for such extension.  Appellant failed to file his notice
of appeal and a motion requesting an extension of time within such period. 
         The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's failure to
timely perfect his appeal, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for
want of jurisdiction.  The appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION.
                                                                                 PER CURIAM
Do not publish.
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed this
the 16th day of September, 2004.
