Jason Edward Bruton v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: December 12, 2024
• Docket: 10-24-00371-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-24-00371-CR

JASON EDWARD BRUTON, Appellant v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

From the 52nd District Court Coryell County, Texas Trial Court No. 21-27037

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Jason Edward Bruton appeals from the judgments of conviction against him for

four counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact; however, the trial court’s

certification of his right of appeal, which Bruton and his counsel signed, indicates that

Bruton has waived his right of appeal. Accordingly, this appeal must be dismissed. See

TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d) (“The appeal must be dismissed if a certification that shows the

defendant has the right of appeal has not been made part of the record under these

rules.”); Monreal v. State, 99 S.W.3d 615, 622 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003). Notwithstanding that we are dismissing this appeal, Bruton may file a motion for

rehearing with this Court within 15 days after this opinion and judgment are rendered if

he believes this opinion and judgment are erroneously based on inaccurate information

or documents. See TEX. R. APP. P. 49.1. Moreover, if Bruton desires to have the opinion

and judgment of this Court reviewed by filing a petition for discretionary review, that

petition must be filed with the Court of Criminal Appeals within 30 days after either the

day this Court’s judgment is rendered or the day the last timely motion for rehearing is

overruled by this Court. See id. R. 68.2(a).

For the reasons stated, this appeal is dismissed.

MATT JOHNSON Justice

Before Chief Justice Gray*, Justice Johnson, and Justice Smith *(Chief Justice Gray concurs.) Dismissed Opinion delivered and filed December 12, 2024 Do not publish [CR25]

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