Opinion
NO. 02-18-00213-CR
08-09-2018
MICHAEL AARON MEARES APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE
FROM THE 297TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY
TRIAL COURT NO. 1498158D MEMORANDUM OPINION
See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
Michael Aaron Meares attempts to appeal from his state-jail-felony conviction for possession of less than one gram of a controlled substance—methamphetamine. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.115(b) (West 2017). Meares pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea bargain, and in accordance with the plea bargain, he was sentenced to one year in a state-jail facility. And consistent with that plea, the "Trial Court's Certification of Defendant's Right of Appeal" states that this "is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal." See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2).
On May 22, 2018, we notified Meares that his appeal could be dismissed based on the trial court's certification unless he or any party desiring to continue the appeal filed a response on or before June 1, 2018, showing grounds for continuing the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d), 44.3. No timely response has been filed.
Meares filed a late response on June 19, 2018. Even with Meares's late response, the record does not show either that he wants to appeal a trial-court ruling on a pretrial motion that was disposed of before trial or that the trial court granted him permission to appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2).
In accordance with the trial court's certification, we dismiss Meares's appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d), 43.2(f).
/s/ Elizabeth Kerr
ELIZABETH KERR
JUSTICE PANEL: KERR, PITTMAN, and BIRDWELL, JJ. DO NOT PUBLISH
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b) DELIVERED: August 9, 2018