Opinion
No. 07-17-00260-CR
08-31-2017
KEVIN CARTER, APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
On Appeal from the 64th District Court Hale County, Texas
Trial Court No. A20306-1610 , Honorable Robert W. Kinkaid, Jr., Presiding
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ.
Pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, appellant Kevin Carter was convicted of aggravated robbery, sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment, and assessed a $3,000 fine. The trial court's certification of appellant's right of appeal reflects that appellant's case is a plea-bargain case with no right of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2), (d). Notwithstanding the certification, appellant filed a pro se notice of appeal challenging his conviction.
TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 29.03 (West 2011).
By letter dated July 31, 2017, we notified appellant of the consequences of the certification and invited him to file an amended certification showing a right of appeal or demonstrate other grounds for continuing the appeal on or before August 14. Appellant has not filed an amended certification reflecting a right of appeal or a response establishing good cause for continuing this appeal.
For that reason, the appeal is dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d) ("The appeal must be dismissed if a certification that shows the defendant has the right of appeal has not been made part of the record under these rules").
James T. Campbell
Justice Do not publish.