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Beavers v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Twelfth District, Tyler
Jun 30, 2008
No. 12-08-00201-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 30, 2008)

Opinion

No. 12-08-00201-CR

Opinion delivered June 30, 2008. DO NOT PUBLISH.

Appealed from the Third Judicial District Court of Anderson County, Texas.

Panel consisted of WORTHEN, C.J., GRIFFITH, J., and HOYLE, J.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


This appeal is being dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant was initially convicted of delivery of a controlled substance in an amount less than one gram, and placed on community supervision. His community supervision was revoked on April 9, 2008, and he was sentenced to confinement for two years in a state jail facility. Appellant timely filed his notice of appeal. To be sufficient to invoke the appellate court's full jurisdiction, the notice of appeal filed by an appellant in a criminal case must bear the trial court's certification of the appellant's right to appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). If not included in the notice of appeal, the certification may be furnished by timely amendment or supplementation to the record. Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d). Appellant's notice of appeal does not bear the requisite certification. On June 11, 2008, this court notified Appellant, pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 37.1 and 44.3, that the notice of appeal does not include the trial court certification. The notice also informed Appellant that the appeal would be dismissed unless, on or before June 26, 2008, the clerk's record was amended to include the required certification. The deadline for responding to this court's notice has expired, and the clerk's record has not been amended to show Appellant's right to appeal. Therefore, the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.


Summaries of

Beavers v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Twelfth District, Tyler
Jun 30, 2008
No. 12-08-00201-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 30, 2008)
Case details for

Beavers v. State

Case Details

Full title:CLAUDE DALE BEAVERS, APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Twelfth District, Tyler

Date published: Jun 30, 2008

Citations

No. 12-08-00201-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 30, 2008)