George Rodriguez v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 11, 2012
• Docket: 13-12-00123-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

NUMBER 13-12-00123-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

GEORGE RODRIGUEZ, Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

On Appeal from the 148th District Court of Nueces County, Texas.

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Rodriguez, Garza, and Vela Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, George Rodriguez, attempts to appeal a conviction for sexual assault.

The trial court has certified that Athe defendant has waived the right of appeal.@ See TEX.

R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). On February 16, 2012, this Court notified appellant=s counsel of the trial court=s

certification and ordered counsel to: (1) review the record; (2) determine whether

appellant has a right to appeal; and (3) forward to this Court, by letter, counsel=s findings

as to whether appellant has a right to appeal, or, alternatively, advise this Court as to the

existence of any amended certification.

On September 25, 2012, counsel filed a letter brief with this Court. Counsel=s

response does not establish: (1) that the certification currently on file with this Court is

incorrect, or (2) that appellant otherwise has a right to appeal.

The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provide that an appeal must be

dismissed if the trial court=s certification does not show that the defendant has the right of

appeal. TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d); see TEX. R. APP. P. 37.1, 44.3, 44.4. Accordingly, this

appeal is DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

Delivered and filed the 11th day of October, 2012.