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<CENTER>NO. 03-<A NAME="1">00</A>-00<A NAME="2">490</A>-CR</CENTER>


<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular"><STRONG><CENTER>NO. 03-00-00491-CR</CENTER>
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<CENTER><A NAME="3">Larry Dale Baxter</A>, Appellant</CENTER>


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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular"><STRONG><CENTER>The State of Texas, Appellee</CENTER>
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<SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular" STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF <A NAME="4">TOM GREEN</A> COUNTY, <A NAME="5">119TH</A> JUDICIAL DISTRICT</CENTER>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular" STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>NOS. <A NAME="6">B-00-0246-S &amp; B-00-0248-S</A>, HONORABLE <A NAME="7">THOMAS J. GOSSETT</A>, JUDGE PRESIDING</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular"><STRONG></CENTER>
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PER CURIAM

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular">These are appeals from judgments of conviction for engaging in organized criminal
activity and gambling promotion.  Sentence was suspended in both causes on March 23, 2000. 
There were timely motions for new trial.  The deadline for perfecting appeal was therefore June
21, 2000.  <EM>See </EM>Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(2).  Notices of appeal were filed on July 12, 2000.  No
extension of time for filing notice of appeal was requested.  <EM>See </EM>Tex. R. App. P. 26.3.  Under
the circumstances, we lack jurisdiction to dispose of the purported appeals in any manner other
than by dismissing them for want of jurisdiction.  <EM>See Slaton v. State</EM>, 981 S.W.2d 208 (Tex.
Crim. App.1998); <EM>Olivo v. State</EM>, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522-23 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).</SPAN></P>

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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular">The appeals are dismissed.</SPAN></P>

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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular">Before Justices Jones, Yeakel and Patterson</SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular">Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction</SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular">Filed:   August 10, 2000</SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: CG Times Regular">Do Not Publish</SPAN></P>

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