Joe Eldredge Jones v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 29, 2015
• Docket: 05-15-00786-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Dismiss and Opinion Filed July 29, 2015.

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-15-00786-CR

JOE ELDREDGE JONES, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 265th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F14-70129-R

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Wright and Justices Brown and Stoddart Opinion by Justice Stoddart Joe Eldredge Jones was convicted of possession with intent to deliver cocaine in an

amount of one gram or more but less than four grams, A jury found appellant guilty, and

appellant and the State entered an agreement that provided the State would abandon the

enhancement paragraph and appellant would be sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.

Appellant waived his right to appeal as part of that agreement. See Blanco v. State, 18 S.W.3d

218, 219–20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). The trial court certified that appellant waived his right to

appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a), (d); Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610 (Tex. Crim. App.

2005). We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

/Craig Stoddart/ CRAIG STODDART JUSTICE

Do Not Publish TEX. R. APP. P. 47 150786F.U05

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JOE ELDREDGE JONES, Appellant On Appeal from the 265th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas No. 05-15-00786-CR V. Trial Court Cause No. F14-70129-R. Opinion delivered by Justice Stoddart, Chief THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Justice Wright and Justice Brown participating.

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

Judgment entered this 29th day of July, 2015.

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