Isaias Rodriguez Rios v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 29, 2008
• Docket: 04-08-00524-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

No. 04-08-00524-CR

Isaias Rodriguez RIOS, Appellant

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee

From the 379th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2004-CR-9249 Honorable Bert Richardson, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Alma L. López, Chief Justice Catherine Stone, Justice Steven C. Hilbig, Justice

Delivered and Filed: August 29, 2008

DISMISSED

Isaias Rios pleaded nolo contendere to first degree murder pursuant to a plea bargain

agreement. As part of his plea-bargain, Rios signed a separate “Waiver of Appeal.” The trial court

imposed sentence and signed a certificate stating that this “is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant

has NO right of appeal.” See TEX . R. APP . P. 25.2(a)(2). Rios timely filed a notice of appeal. The

clerk’s record, which includes the plea bargain agreement and the trial court’s Rule 25.2(a)(2)

certification, has been filed. See TEX . R. APP . P. 25.2(d). This court must dismiss an appeal “if a 04-08-00524-CR

certification that shows the defendant has the right of appeal has not been made part of the record.”

Id.

The clerk’s record establishes this is a plea bargain case; that is, the punishment assessed by

the court does not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the

defendant. Rios’s appointed appellate counsel has advised the court in writing that she has reviewed

the record and can find no right of appeal. After reviewing the record and counsel’s notice, we agree

that Rios does not have a right to appeal. See Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610 (Tex. Crim. App.

2005) (holding that court of appeals should review clerk’s record to determine whether trial court’s

certification is accurate). We therefore dismiss this appeal. TEX . R. APP . P. 25.2(d).

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