Opinion
No. 07-09-0025-CR
February 11, 2009. DO NOT PUBLISH.
Appealed from the 426th District Court of Bell County; No. 63,030; Honorable Fancy H. Jezek, Judge.
Before QUINN, C.J., and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.
ABATEMENT AND REMAND
Following a plea of not guilty, Appellant, Brian Garza, was convicted by a jury of evading arrest with a motor vehicle, with an affirmative finding on use of a deadly weapon. Punishment was assessed at seventeen years confinement. The clerk's record was filed on January 23, 2009. Upon reviewing the clerk's record, it came to this Court's attention that the Trial Court's Certification of Defendant's Right of Appeal, appearing at page 72 of the Clerk's Record, is not signed by Appellant as required by Rule 25.2(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. Consequently, we abate this appeal and remand this cause to the trial court for further proceedings. Upon remand, the trial court shall utilize whatever means necessary to secure a properly signed Trial Court's Certification of Defendant's Right of Appeal in compliance with Rule 25.2(d). Once properly completed and executed, the certification shall be included in a supplemental clerk's record. See Tex. R. App. P. 34.5(c)(2). The trial court shall cause this supplemental clerk's record to be filed with the Clerk of this Court by March 30, 2009. This order constitutes notice to all parties, pursuant to Rule 37.1 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, of the defective certification. If a supplemental clerk's record containing a proper certification is not filed in accordance with this order, this matter will be referred to the Court for dismissal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d). It is so ordered.
Although the cover page of the Clerk's Record reflects the 27th District Court of Bell County, all othercourt documents reflect the 426th District Court of Bell County, which we accept as correct.