Joseph Kelly Dingler v. the State of Texas

Opinion

In the

Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth

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No. 02-25-00458-CR

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JOSEPH KELLY DINGLER, Appellant V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

On Appeal from the 432nd District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 1749454

Before Bassel, Womack, and Wallach, JJ.

Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Pursuant to a plea bargain, Appellant Joseph Kelly Dingler pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance in Penalty Group I, see Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.115(d), and the trial court assessed his punishment at three years’ confinement. Appellant attempts to appeal his conviction. But the trial court signed a certification of Appellant’s right to appeal—which Appellant also signed—stating that this criminal case “is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal.”

After receiving Appellant’s notice of appeal, we notified him that we had received the trial court’s certification. We warned him that the appeal could be dismissed unless he or another party filed by January 15, 2026, a response showing grounds for continuing the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d), 44.3. We have received no response.

Thus, in accordance with the trial court’s certification, we dismiss Appellant’s appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d), 43.2(f); Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006); Joseph v. State, No. 02-25-00335-CR, 2025 WL 2942406, at *1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Oct. 16, 2025, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication).

Per Curiam

Do Not Publish Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b)

Delivered: January 30, 2026