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Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed March 30, 2006.
 
 
In The
 
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-06-00180-CR
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HOWARD E. KIM,
Appellant
 
V.
 
THE STATE OF
TEXAS, Appellee
 

 
On Appeal from the 228th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 836,119
 

 
M E M O R A N D U M   O P I N I O N
Appellant was convicted of the offense of indecency with a
child and sentenced on  March 5,
2003.  Appellant filed a notice of appeal
on March 7, 2003 and his conviction was affirmed by the Tenth Court of
Appeals.  Appellant filed another notice
of appeal on November 28, 2005, resulting in this attempted appeal.




A defendant=s notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after
sentence is imposed when the defendant has not filed a motion for new
trial.  See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1).  A notice of appeal which complies with the
requirements of Rule 26 is essential to vest the court of appeals with
jurisdiction.  Slaton v. State,
981 S.W.2d 208, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998). 
If an appeal is not timely perfected, a court of appeals does not obtain
jurisdiction to address the merits of the appeal.  Under those circumstances it can take no
action other than to dismiss the appeal. 
Id.
Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.
 
PER CURIAM
 
Judgment rendered and Memorandum
Opinion filed March 30, 2006.
Panel consists of Justices Hudson,
Fowler, and Seymore.
Do Not Publish C Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
 

