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<p><font size="+1"><strong><center>TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN</font></center>
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<center>NO. 03-<a name="1">00</a>-00<a name="2">530</a>-CR</center>
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<center><a name="3">Carolina Arroyo</a>, Appellant</center>
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<p><strong><center>v.</center>
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<p><strong><center>The State of Texas, Appellee</center>
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<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><strong><center>NO. <a name="6">B-00-0125-S</a>, HONORABLE <a name="7">DICK ALCALA</a>, JUDGE PRESIDING</center>
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PER CURIAM</strong>

<p>This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction for possession of cocaine. 
Sentence was imposed on June 28, 2000.  There was no motion for new trial.  The deadline for
perfecting appeal was therefore July 28, 2000.  <em>See </em>Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1).  Notice of appeal
was filed on August 9, 2000.  No extension of time for filing notice of appeal was requested.  <em>See
</em>Tex. R. App. P. 26.3.  There is no indication that notice of appeal was properly mailed and
received within the time prescribed by rule 9.2.  <em>See </em>Tex. R. App. P. 9.2(b).  Under the
circumstances, we lack jurisdiction to dispose of the purported appeal in any manner other than
by dismissing it 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).

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<p>The appeal is dismissed.

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<p>Before Chief Justice Aboussie, Justices B. A. Smith and Patterson

<p>Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction

<p>Filed:   September 14, 2000

<p>Do Not Publish

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