Vasquez, Arthur v. State

Opinion

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DISMISS; Opinion issued August 31,2012

In The Qruurt nf Appeals lJHft11 IDistri.ct nf Wcxas at IDallas No. 05-12-00354-CR

ARTHUR VASQUEZ, Appellant

v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 283rd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. Fl0-62372-T

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Wright and Justices Bridges and Myers Opinion By Chief Justice Wright

After a jury found Arthur Vasquez guilty of murder, he entered into an agreement with the

State that punishment would be assessed at forty years' imprisonment and appellant would waive

his right to appeal. See Blanco v. State, 18 S. W.3d 218, 218-20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). The trial

court sentenced appellant to forty years' imprisonment and certified that appellant waived his right

to appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d); Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610,614-15 (Tex. Crim. App.

2005).

Appellant filed a motion for new trial seeking permission to appeal, asserting that his waiver

of the right to appeal was involuntary. On appeal, he challenges the trial court's order denying his

motion for new trial on the ground his plea was involuntary. Appellant's waiver of his right to appeal deprives us of jurisdiction to address appellant's complaint. See Blanco, 18 S. W.3d at 220:

see also Cooper v. ,\'tate 45 S.W.3d 77. 82-83 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001) (claims regarding

voluntariness of plea may be raised by application for writ of habeas corpus).

We dismiss the appeal for want ofjurisdiction.

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JUDGMENT ARTHUR VASQUEZ, Appellant Appeal from the 283rd Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas. (Tr.Ct.No. F10- No. 05-12-00354-CR V. 62372-T). Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Wright, THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Justices Bridges and Myers participating.

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

Judgment entered August 31, 2012.

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