Joseph Culverhouse v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 1, 2009
• Docket: 03-09-00133-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-09-00133-CR

Joseph Culverhouse, Appellant

v.

State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 4 OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-DC-08-205127, HONORABLE MIKE DENTON, JUDGE PRESIDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On October 17, 2008, appellant Joseph Culverhouse signed a “plea of guilty,

admonishments, voluntary statements, waivers, stipulation & judicial confession,” pleading guilty

to assaulting a family member. On November 25, 2008, the trial court signed a judgment of

conviction sentencing appellant to five years’ imprisonment pursuant to a plea agreement. Appellant

filed his notice of appeal on February 20, 2009. The trial court has certified that appellant has no

right of appeal from this plea-bargain case, and it appears that the notice of appeal was filed too late

to invoke our jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.2(a)(1) (notice of appeal generally must be filed

within thirty days of sentencing or appealable order). Thus, the appeal is dismissed for want of

jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d).

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David Puryear, Justice

Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Puryear and Henson

Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction

Filed: May 1, 2009

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