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Thornton v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo, Panel C
Jul 25, 2007
No. 07-07-0169-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 25, 2007)

Summary

dismissing appeal of conviction because Appellant waived his right of appeal

Summary of this case from Thornton v. State

Opinion

No. 07-07-0169-CR

July 25, 2007. DO NOT PUBLISH.

Appeal from the 140th District Court of Lubbock County; No. 2006-412884; Honorable Jim Bob Darnell, Judge.

Before QUINN, C.J., and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Appellant John O. Thornton, Jr. filed a pro se notice of appeal from his conviction for murder and accompanying sentence of life in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The certification of right to appeal executed by the trial court, and signed by appellant's trial counsel, states that "the defendant has waived the right of appeal." By letter dated May 21, 2007, we notified appellant of this circumstance, and that the appeal is subject to dismissal based on the certification unless, by June 11, 2007, we were provided an amended certification illustrating that he has the right to appeal or appellant demonstrates other grounds for continuing the appeal. On June 12th, the trial court appointed appellate counsel to assist appellant in determining whether appellant had any rights of appeal. On June 12th, counsel requested an extension of time to review the record and this court granted that request. On July 5th, counsel notified this court that, upon review of the plea proceedings, this case was a negotiated plea bargain which appellant received a life sentence in accordance with the plea agreement. Further, the trial court did not give appellant the right to appeal any outstanding issue nor were there any pretrial motions previously ruled upon by the trial court. Accordingly, we must, and do, dismiss the appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d); See also Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex.Crim.App. 2006) (we must dismiss prohibited appeal without further action).


Summaries of

Thornton v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo, Panel C
Jul 25, 2007
No. 07-07-0169-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 25, 2007)

dismissing appeal of conviction because Appellant waived his right of appeal

Summary of this case from Thornton v. State
Case details for

Thornton v. State

Case Details

Full title:JOHN O. THORNTON, JR., APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo, Panel C

Date published: Jul 25, 2007

Citations

No. 07-07-0169-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 25, 2007)

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