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[Cite as State v. Harris, 2026-Ohio-3584.] IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO ELEVENTH APPELLATE DISTRICT LAKE COUNTY STATE OF OHIO, CASE NOS. 2026-L-0084 CITY OF KIRTLAND, 2026-L-0085 Plaintiff-Appellee, Criminal Appeals from the Willoughby Municipal Court - vs - ROBERT S. HARRIS, Trial Court Nos. 2023 CRB 02689 2023 TRD 05547 Defendant-Appellant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY Decided: September 14, 2026 Judgment: Appeals dismissed Matthew A. Lallo, City of Kirtland Law Director, 9301 Chillicothe Road, Kirtland, OH 44094 (For Plaintiff-Appellee). Robert S. Harris, pro se, P.O. Box 93, Athens, TN 37371 (Defendant-Appellant). EUGENE A. LUCCI, J. {¶1} On August 3, 2026, appellant, Robert S. Harris, filed pro se notices of appeal from the Willoughby Municipal Court’s August 18, 2025 judgment entry. {¶2} A party who wishes to appeal from a final order shall file a notice of appeal within thirty days of that entry. App.R. 4(A)(1). {¶3} Pursuant to App.R. 5(A)(1), “[a]fter the expiration of the 30-day period provided by App.R. 4(A) for the filing of a notice of appeal as of right, an appeal may be taken by a defendant with the permission of the court to which the appeal is taken in the following classes of cases: (a) Criminal proceedings . . . .” {¶4} App.R. 5(A)(2) further provides that “[a]ny motion for permission to appeal must be filed with the clerk of the court of appeals and must explain the reasons for the defendant’s failure to comply with the rules for filing an appeal as of right.” {¶5} Timely notices of appeal from the August 18, 2025 entry were due no later than September 17, 2025, which was not a holiday or weekend. The appeals are untimely by more than 10 months. {¶6} Appellant has neither complied with the thirty-day rule set forth in App.R. 4(A)(1) nor sought leave to appeal pursuant to App.R. 5(A). Thus, this court is without jurisdiction to consider the appeals. Appellant has a remedy of filing untimely criminal appeals under App.R. 5(A). {¶7} Accordingly, these appeals are hereby dismissed, sua sponte, as untimely. MATT LYNCH, P.J., SCOTT LYNCH, J., concur. PAGE 2 OF 3 Case Nos. 2026-L-0084, 2026-L-0085 JUDGMENT ENTRY For the reasons stated in the memorandum opinion of this court, it is ordered that these appeals are hereby dismissed, sua sponte, as untimely. Any pending motions are hereby overruled as moot. Costs shall be taxed against appellant. JUDGE EUGENE A. LUCCI PRESIDING JUDGE MATT LYNCH, concurs JUDGE SCOTT LYNCH, concurs THIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES A FINAL JUDGMENT ENTRY A certified copy of this opinion and judgment entry shall constitute the mandate pursuant to Rule 27 of the Ohio Rules of Appellate Procedure. PAGE 3 OF 3 Case Nos. 2026-L-0084, 2026-L-0085