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Vanessa Ornelas v. State
Citation: Not availableDocket: 07-10-00457-CR
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas; November 15, 2010; Texas; State Appellate Court
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Vanessa Ornelas was convicted on June 10, 2010, for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in a drug-free zone and sentenced to five years in prison. She filed a notice of appeal on November 4, 2010. The Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas dismissed the appeal due to lack of jurisdiction, as the notice was filed 114 days late, exceeding the 30-day requirement following the sentencing. The court emphasized that, without a timely motion for a new trial, it could not consider the appeal's merits and was obligated to dismiss it, referencing relevant Texas legal precedents. The court noted that Ornelas might pursue a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus for an out-of-time appeal.