Julian Arreola v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Date FiledSeptember 23, 2026
Docket04-26-00567-CR
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-26-00567-CR
Julian ARREOLA,
Appellant
v.
The STATE of Texas,
Appellee
From the 218th Judicial District Court, Atascosa County, Texas
Trial Court No. 12-05-0110-CRA
Honorable Donna S. Rayes, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice
Irene Rios, Justice
Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice
Delivered and Filed: September 23, 2026
DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION
Pursuant to a plea bargain, the trial court signed four judgments of conviction on June 12,
2013, and it sentenced appellant to four concurrent terms of imprisonment for thirty years. On July
24, 2026, appellant filed a “Motion for Notice of Appeal Out of Time Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. §
22.221(a).” To the extent appellant intended his motion to be construed as a notice of appeal, it
has been filed well beyond the deadline imposed by the appellate rules. See TEX. R. APP. P.
26.2(a)(1). A timely notice of appeal is necessary to invoke a court of appeals’ jurisdiction. See
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Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). We ordered Arreola to show cause
why this appeal should not be dismissed. See Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241
(Tex. Crim. App. 1991) (out-of-time appeal from final felony conviction may be sought by filing
a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure).
Arreola responded that the trial court “is refusing to render to Appellant how much it will cost for
the complete record and other information requested by this Appellant, to file an Appeal, but
without the Material requested how can I file an Appeal?” Arreola references Article 39.14 of the
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. There is no statutory authorization for an appeal from the
denial of a motion to compel discovery under Article 39.14. Wilson v. State, 644 S.W.3d 761, 762
(Tex. App.—Austin 2022, no pet.) (citing Ragston v. State, 424 S.W.3d 49, 52 (Tex. Crim. App.
2014)). Accordingly, we dismiss Arreola’s appeal for want of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
DO NOT PUBLISH
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