Dwight Johnson v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 28, 2018
• Docket: 09-18-00006-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-18-00006-CR ____________________

DWIGHT JOHNSON, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee _______________________________________________________ ______________

On Appeal from the Criminal District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. 16-26483 ________________________________________________________ _____________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On December 6, 2017, the trial court sentenced Dwight Johnson on a

conviction for failure to register as a sex offender. Johnson filed a notice of appeal

on December 17, 2017. The trial court signed a certification in which the court

certified that this is a plea-bargain case and the defendant has no right of appeal, and

the defendant has waived the right of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). The

district clerk has provided the trial court’s certification to the Court of Appeals. On

January 24, 2018, we notified the parties that we would dismiss the appeal unless

1 the appellant established grounds for continuing the appeal. The appellant has not

filed a response that establishes that the trial court’s certification should be amended.

Because the trial court’s certification shows the defendant does not have the right of

appeal, we must dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d). Accordingly, we

dismiss the appeal.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

________________________________ LEANNE JOHNSON Justice

Submitted on February 27, 2018 Opinion Delivered February 28, 2018 Do Not Publish

Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.