Clark v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

Robert Leroy Clark attempts to appeal his conviction by a jury for the offense of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury by use of a deadly weapon. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.02(a)(1) (Vernon Supp.2008). Clark’s sentence was imposed March 5, 2009. His notice of appeal was dated April 14, 2009, and filed April 16, 2009. We received the clerk’s record May 8, 2009. The issue before us is whether Clark timely filed his notice of appeal. We conclude that he did not and dismiss the attempted appeal for want of jurisdiction.

A timely notice of appeal is…