Robert Goode v. State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: December 12, 2001
• Docket: 04-00-00530-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

No. 04-00-00530-CR Robert GOODE, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee From the 187th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 99-CR-6332 Honorable Raymond Angelini, Judge Presiding

Opinion by: Phil Hardberger, Chief Justice

Sitting: Phil Hardberger, Chief Justice

Tom Rickhoff, Justice

Paul W. Green, Justice

Delivered and Filed: December 12, 2001

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

Robert Goode ("Goode") filed a general notice of appeal to complain of his felony conviction based on a plea of guilty. The punishment assessed did not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by Goode. To invoke the court's jurisdiction over this appeal, rule 25.2(b)(3) requires that the notice of appeal specify that the appeal is from a jurisdictional defect, specify that the substance of the appeal was raised by written motion and ruled on before trial, or state that the trial court granted permission to appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(b)(3). Goode's general notice of appeal did not meet any of the requirements of rule 25.2(b)(3). See White v. State, No. 123-01, 2001 WL 1539153 (Tex. Crim. App. Dec. 5, 2001); Cooper v. State, 45 S.W.3d 77 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001). The only issues raised in Goode's brief are the voluntariness of his plea and ineffective assistance of counsel. Because the appeal does not raise any issues that this court has jurisdiction to consider, the appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

Phil Hardberger, Chief Justice

DO NOT PUBLISH