Reyes v. State

OPINION

This is an attempted appeal from a judgment of conviction for the offense of murder. Appellant was sentenced to a term of 17 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The issue before us is whether Appellant timely filed his notice of appeal. We conclude that he did not and dismiss the attempted appeal for want of jurisdiction.

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The record in the instant case reveals that Appellant was tried and convicted for two counts of murder. Appellant was sentenced to a term of 17 years in open court on February 23, 1994. No motion for new…