Steven Wade Riley v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 25, 2023
• Docket: 09-23-00301-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-23-00301-CR NO. 09-23-00302-CR __________________

STEVEN WADE RILEY, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the County Court Hardin County, Texas Trial Cause Nos. 76149 and 76802 __________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On June 15, 2023, the trial court accepted Steven Wade Riley’s guilty pleas,

deferred adjudication of guilt on two charges of assault causing bodily injury to a

family member, and placed Riley on deferred adjudication community supervision

for two years in Trial Court Cause Numbers 76149 and 76802. In each case, the trial

court signed a certification in which the trial court certified that this is a plea-bargain

case and Riley has no right of appeal. On September 6, 2023, Riley filed notices of

1 appeal for Trial Cause Numbers 76149 and 76802. The trial court clerk provided the

certifications to the Court of Appeals.

On September 19, 2023, we notified the parties that we would dismiss the

appeals unless the appellant established the certifications were incorrect. None of

the parties responded to the Court’s notices. Because the record in each case lacks a

certification saying that Riley has the right to appeal, we dismiss the appeals.

APPEALS DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Submitted on October 24, 2023 Opinion Delivered October 25, 2023 Do Not Publish

Before Horton, Johnson and Wright, JJ.