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Hutchinson v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas
Aug 23, 2011
Nos. 05-11-01078-CR, 05-11-01081-CR, 05-11-01079-CR, 05-11-01082-CR, 05-11-01080-CR, 05-11-01083-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 23, 2011)

Opinion

Nos. 05-11-01078-CR, 05-11-01081-CR, 05-11-01079-CR, 05-11-01082-CR, 05-11-01080-CR, 05-11-01083-CR

Opinion filed August 23, 2011. DO NOT PUBLISH. Tex. R. App. P. 47.

On Appeal from the 380th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas, Trial Court Cause Nos. 380-80029-09, 380-80415-09, 380-81555-09, 380-81556-09, 380-81557-09, 380-81794-10.

Before Justices RICHTER, LANG, and FILLMORE.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Gale Corbett Hutchinson was convicted of four offenses of making a false statement to obtain credit; one credit card abuse offense; and one securing execution of a document by deception offense. Pursuant to plea agreements, the trial court sentenced appellant to five years' imprisonment for three of the making a false statement to obtain credit offenses and the securing execution of a document by deception offense. Also pursuant to plea agreements, the judge sentenced appellant to eighteen months' confinement in a state jail for the credit card abuse offense and the remaining making a false statement to obtain credit offense. Appellant filed pro se notices of appeal stating he was appealing the trial court's rulings on specified pretrial motions. However, in the plea agreement forms, which are signed by appellant and his attorney, appellant specifically waived his right to appeal his convictions. See Blanco v. State, 18 S.W.3d 218 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). The trial court's rule 25.2(d) certifications state both that the cases involve plea bargains and appellant has no right to appeal and that appellant waived his right to appeal. The certifications were signed by both appellant and his attorney and are supported by the record before the Court. See Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610, 614-15 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction.


Summaries of

Hutchinson v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas
Aug 23, 2011
Nos. 05-11-01078-CR, 05-11-01081-CR, 05-11-01079-CR, 05-11-01082-CR, 05-11-01080-CR, 05-11-01083-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 23, 2011)
Case details for

Hutchinson v. State

Case Details

Full title:GALE CORBETT HUTCHINSON, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas

Date published: Aug 23, 2011

Citations

Nos. 05-11-01078-CR, 05-11-01081-CR, 05-11-01079-CR, 05-11-01082-CR, 05-11-01080-CR, 05-11-01083-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 23, 2011)