Paul Robert Pickens v. State

Opinion

DISMISS; and Opinion Filed September 17, 2015.

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-15-01099-CR

PAUL ROBERT PICKENS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 282nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F12-62809-S

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Lang-Miers, Brown, and Schenck Opinion by Justice Brown Paul Robert Pickens pleaded guilty to murder. Pursuant to a plea agreement, the original

charge of capital murder was reduced to murder and the trial court sentenced appellant to sixty

years’ imprisonment. Appellant waived his right to appeal as part of the plea agreement, see

Blanco v. State, 18 S.W.3d 218, 219–20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000), and the trial court certified that

appellant does not have the 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.

/Ada Brown/ ADA BROWN Do Not Publish JUSTICE TEX. R. APP. P. 47

151099F.U05 S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT

PAUL ROBERT PICKENS, Appellant On Appeal from the 282nd Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas No. 05-15-01099-CR V. Trial Court Cause No. F12-62809-S. Opinion delivered by Justice Brown, Justices THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Lang-Miers and Schenck participating.

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

Judgment entered this 17th day of September, 2015.

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