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Watson v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas
Jun 18, 2009
No. 05-08-00618-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 18, 2009)

Opinion

No. 05-08-00618-CR

Opinion Filed June 18, 2009. DO NOT PUBLISH. Tex. R. App. P. 47

On Appeal from the 265th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. F07-54316-NR.

Before Justices FITZGERALD, LANG, and FILLMORE.


OPINION


Lemmond Xavier Watson entered a negotiated guilty plea to possession of cocaine in an amount of one gram or more but less than four grams. The trial court assessed the agreed punishment of five years confinement. As part of the plea agreement, appellant waived his right to appeal. See Blanco v. State, 18 S.W.3d 218 (Tex.Crim.App. 2000). The trial court issued a rule 25.2(d) certification showing appellant has no right to appeal due to the plea bargain. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2. The record supports the trial court's certification. See Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610, 614-15 (Tex.Crim.App. 2005). Appellant entered into a plea bargain agreement and waived his right to appeal. The record does not contain any pretrial motions or rulings that would serve as a basis for appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2); Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex.Crim.App. 2006) (explaining analysis courts of appeal undertake in determining appellate rights of plea-bargaining defendants). The State has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. We GRANT the State's motion. We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.


Summaries of

Watson v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas
Jun 18, 2009
No. 05-08-00618-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 18, 2009)
Case details for

Watson v. State

Case Details

Full title:LEMMOND XAVIER WATSON, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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

Date published: Jun 18, 2009

Citations

No. 05-08-00618-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 18, 2009)