Ricky Hill v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 28, 2025
• Docket: 07-25-00116-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo

No. 07-25-00116-CR

RICKY HILL, APPELLANT

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

On Appeal from the 364th District Court Lubbock County, Texas Trial Court No. DC-2023-CR-0253, Honorable William R. Eichman II, Presiding

April 28, 2025 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before QUINN, C.J., and DOSS and YARBROUGH, JJ.

Appellant, Ricky Hill, was convicted of assault1 and sentenced, pursuant to a plea

bargain agreement, to six years of confinement. The trial court’s certification of

Appellant’s right of appeal reflects that this is a plea bargain case from which Appellant

has no right of appeal and that Appellant has waived the right of appeal. The certification

1 See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.01(b-3). comports with the record before the Court. Notwithstanding the certification, Appellant

filed a notice of appeal, pro se, challenging his conviction.

We are required by Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.2(d) to dismiss an appeal “if a

certification that shows the defendant has the right of appeal has not been made part of

the record.” By letter of April 3, 2025, we notified Appellant of the consequences of the

trial court’s certification and directed him to show grounds for continuing the appeal.

Appellant has not filed a response or had any further communication with the Court to

date.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal based on the trial court’s certification. See

TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d).

Per Curiam

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