Opinion
No. 12-09-00114-CR
Opinion delivered May 29, 2009. DO NOT PUBLISH.
Appeal from the County Court at law No. 3 of SMITH 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 convicted of driving while intoxicated, and sentence was imposed on March 3, 2009. Thereafter, Appellant timely filed a 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 under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.2(a)(2). Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d). The certification should be part of the record when notice is filed, but may be added by timely amendment or supplementation. Id . Appellant's notice of appeal does not include the required certification. On April 24, 2009, this court notified Appellant, pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 25.2 and 37.2, 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 May 11, 2009, 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 .