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Arthur v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
May 13, 2004
Nos. 01-04-00243-CR, 01-04-00244-CR, 01-04-00245-CR, 01-04-00246-CR (Tex. App. May. 13, 2004)

Opinion

Nos. 01-04-00243-CR, 01-04-00244-CR, 01-04-00245-CR, 01-04-00246-CR.

May 13, 2004. DO NOT PUBLISH. Tex.R.App.P. 47.2(b).

On Appeal from the 184th District Court, Harris County, Texas, Trial Court Cause Nos. 966262, 966263, 966264, and 966265.

Panel consists of Justices TAFT, HANKS, and HIGLEY.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Appellant pleaded guilty to three charges of felony theft and one charge of making a false statement to obtain credit. In accordance with his plea bargain agreement with the State, the trial court sentenced appellant to confinement for 25 years in each case. Appellant filed timely notices of appeal. We dismiss the appeals for lack of jurisdiction. In a plea-bargained case in which the punishment assessed does not exceed the plea agreement, a defendant may appeal only those matters that were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial, or after obtaining the trial court's permission to appeal. Tex.R.App.P. 25.2(a)(2). The trial court's certifications of appellant's right to appeal in these cases state that these are plea-bargained cases and appellant has no right to appeal. The clerk's records support the certifications. We must dismiss an appeal if the trial court's certification shows there is no right to appeal. See Tex.R.App.P. 25.2(d). We also note that appellant waived his right to appeal in each case. See Buck v. State, 45 S.W.3d 275, 278 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, no pet.). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeals for lack of jurisdiction.


Summaries of

Arthur v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
May 13, 2004
Nos. 01-04-00243-CR, 01-04-00244-CR, 01-04-00245-CR, 01-04-00246-CR (Tex. App. May. 13, 2004)
Case details for

Arthur v. State

Case Details

Full title:ANTHONY JOSEPH ARTHUR, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston

Date published: May 13, 2004

Citations

Nos. 01-04-00243-CR, 01-04-00244-CR, 01-04-00245-CR, 01-04-00246-CR (Tex. App. May. 13, 2004)