Mark Damon Charlot v. the State of Texas

Appeal Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed November 21, 2023

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-23-00681-CR

MARK DAMON CHARLOT, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 351st District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1715584

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On November 28, 2022, appellant was sentenced to ten (10) years
confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division
after a Presentence Investigation (PSI) Hearing for the offense of continuous
violence against the family. Appellant mailed the notice of appeal on March 21,
2023; the notice of appeal was file stamped on September 11, 2023.
A defendant’s notice of appeal must be filed within 30 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 that complies with the requirements of Texas Rule
of Appellate Procedure 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. On October 4, 2023, the parties were notified that the appeal
would be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction unless a party demonstrated that the
court has jurisdiction. Appellant’s response does not demonstrate this court’s
jurisdiction.

Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Hassan, Poissant, and Wilson.
Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).

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