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Michael Anthony Newman v. State
Citation: Not availableDocket: 04-13-00567-CR
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas; September 11, 2013; Texas; State Appellate Court
Original Court Document: View Document
Michael Anthony Newman was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child, receiving sentences of thirty years and twenty years, respectively, to run concurrently. He filed a notice of appeal on June 3, 2013, after recognizing it was not timely. Timely filing of a notice of appeal is a jurisdictional prerequisite, with specific deadlines: within thirty days of sentencing or ninety days if a motion for new trial is filed. Newman's appeal was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because his notice was not filed within the required timeframe, as established in relevant case law. The court clarified that it had no authority to address the merits of the appeal and could only dismiss it.