People v. Lyons

Opinion

YEGAN, Acting P. J.

“If the appeal is irregular in any substantial particular, but not otherwise, the appellate court may order it to be dismissed.” (Pen. Code, § 1248.) As we shall explain, this purported appeal is beyond “irregular.” We have no jurisdiction to entertain it because the notice of appeal was not timely filed. (See People v. Mendez (1999) 19 Cal.4th 1084, 1094-1095 [81 Cal.Rptr.2d 301, 969 P.2d 146].)

Bart Alan Lyons purports to appeal from the judgment entered following his negotiated guilty plea to possessing methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a)) and…