








NUMBER 13-06-477-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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JOE E. GARCIA,                                                                         Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,                                                               Appellee.
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On appeal from the 214th District Court 
of Nueces County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Yañez and Garza
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

          Appellant, JOE E. GARCIA, attempted to perfect an appeal from a judgment entered
by the 214th District Court of Nueces County, Texas.  Sentence in this cause was imposed
on October 30, 2002.  No timely motion for new trial was filed.   The 
 
notice of appeal was due to be filed on November 29, 2002, but was not filed until August
11, 2006.   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Do not publish.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 28th day of September, 2006.
