Arthur T. Salinas v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 11, 2004
• Docket: 04-03-00892-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-03-00892-CR Arthur T. SALINAS, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee From the 144th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2003-CR-5066 Honorable Mark R. Luitjen, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Alma L. López, Chief Justice

Catherine Stone, Justice

Paul W. Green, Justice

Delivered and Filed: February 11, 2004

DISMISSED

The trial court's certification in this appeal states that "this criminal case is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal." The clerk's record contains a written plea bargain, and the punishment assessed did not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant; therefore, the trial court's certification accurately reflects that the underlying case is a plea-bargain case. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2).

Rule 25.2(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate procedure provides, "The appeal must be dismissed if a certification that shows the defendant has a right of appeal has not been made part of the record under these rules." Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d). On December 18, 2003, we ordered that this appeal would be dismissed pursuant to rule 25.2(d) unless an amended trial court certification showing that the appellant has the right of appeal was made part of the appellate record by January 16, 2004. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d); 37.1; see also Daniels v. State,100 S.W.3d 174 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2003, no pet.). No response was filed. In the absence of an amended trial court certification showing that the appellant has the right of appeal, rule 25.2(d) requires this court to dismiss this appeal. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.

DO NOT PUBLISH