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Conway v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District
Aug 9, 2022
No. 01-22-00298-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 9, 2022)

Opinion

01-22-00298-CR

08-09-2022

ANTHONY CONWAY, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


Do not publish. Tex.R.App.P. 47.2(b).

On Appeal from the 230th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 1634362

Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Landau and Hightower.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM

Appellant, Anthony Conway, pleaded guilty to the felony offense of murder.The trial court found appellant guilty, and, in accordance with the terms of appellant's plea bargain agreement with the State, sentenced appellant to 35 years in jail. Appellant filed a notice of appeal. We dismiss the appeal.

In a plea bargain case, a defendant may only appeal those matters that were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial or after getting the trial court's permission to appeal. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 44.02; Tex.R.App.P. 25.2(a)(2). An appeal must be dismissed if a certification showing that the defendant has the right of appeal has not been made part of the record. Tex.R.App.P. 25.2(d).

Here, the trial court's certification is included in the record on appeal. See id. The trial court's certification states that this is a plea bargain case and that the defendant has no right of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). The record supports the trial court's certification. See Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610, 615 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Because appellant has no right of appeal, we must dismiss this appeal. See Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006) ("A court of appeals, while having jurisdiction to ascertain whether an appellant who plea-bargained is permitted to appeal by Rule 25.2(a)(2), must dismiss a prohibited appeal without further action, regardless of the basis for the appeal.").

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. We dismiss any pending motions as moot.


Summaries of

Conway v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District
Aug 9, 2022
No. 01-22-00298-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 9, 2022)
Case details for

Conway v. State

Case Details

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

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, First District

Date published: Aug 9, 2022

Citations

No. 01-22-00298-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 9, 2022)