Tangelia Denise Jones v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: November 18, 2004
• Docket: 01-04-01105-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-04-01105-CR

TANGELIA DENISE JONES, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 230th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 940005

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

               Appellant pleaded guilty to possession of less than one gram of cocaine and, in accordance with a plea bargain agreement with the State, the trial court deferred adjudication and placed appellant on community supervision for three years and assessed a $500 fine. The State filed a motion to adjudicate guilt to which appellant pleaded true with a plea agreement of confinement in state jail for six months and a $500 fine. The trial court followed this agreement in pronouncing sentence. Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal.

               Rule 25.2(a) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provides that, in a plea-bargained case in which the punishment assessed does not exceed the plea agreement, a defendant may appeal only those matters that were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial, or after obtaining the trial court’s permission to appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2).

               Appellant pleaded guilty to the charge; she entered into a punishment agreement with the State when she was adjudged guilty; and the trial court did not exceed that agreement at sentencing. This appeal is therefore limited by Rule 25.2(a). Comb v. State, 101 S.W.3d 724, 725-26 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2003, no pet.); see also Teel v. State, 104 S.W.3d 266, 267-68 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2003, no pet.). The trial court’s certification of defendant’s right of appeal states that this is a plea-bargained case, and the defendant has no right of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d).

               Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Nuchia, Hanks, and Higley.

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).