Opinion
NO. 09-12-00220-CR
06-13-2012
EARL JAMES HAYMOND, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 252nd District Court
Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 11-12510
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On April 30, 2012, the trial court sentenced Earl James Haymond on a conviction for possession of a controlled substance. Haymond filed a notice of appeal on May 8, 2012. The trial court entered a certification of the defendant's right to appeal in which the court certified that this is a plea-bargain case and the defendant has no right of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). The district clerk has provided the trial court's certification to the Court of Appeals. On May 10, 2012, we notified the parties that we would dismiss the appeal unless the appellant established grounds for continuing the appeal. The appellant filed a response but failed to establish that the trial court's certification should be amended. Because the record does not contain a certification that shows the defendant has the right of appeal, we must dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
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STEVE McKEITHEN
Chief Justice
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Before McKeithen, C.J., Gaultney and Kreger, JJ.