Dismissed; Opinion Filed September 11, 2018.

In The 

## Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

No. 05
- 18
- 00701
- CR LARRY CHARLES WALKER , Appellant

V. THE STATE OF TEXAS , Appellee On Appeal from the 195th Judicial District Court

Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F17
- 76467
- N 

### MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Myers, Evans, and Brown Opinion by Justice Evans Larry Charles Walker appeals his conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. On May 21, 2018, a ppellant entered into a plea agreement with the State, which included waiving his right to appeal. That same day, the trial court followed the plea agreement, found appellant guilty , and assessed punishment , enhanced by a prior felony conviction, at ten years in prison. The trial court prepared and signed a certification of the right to appeal, stating it was a “plea

- bargain case” and appellant had no right to appeal. Appellant then filed his notice of app eal with this
Court. W e dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction. A defendant in a criminal case has the right of appeal as set out in the code of criminal procedure and the rules of appellate procedure. See T EX
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. art. 44.02 (Wes t 2018); T EX
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. P. 25.2(a). Rule 25.2 provides that in “a plea

- bargain case

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which a defendant’s plea was guilty or nolo contendere and the punishment did not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant,” a defendant may appeal only “those matters that were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial,” or “after getting the trial court’s permission to appeal.” T EX
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. P. 25.2(a)(2). When an appellant waives his right to appe al as part of his plea bargain agreement with the State, a subsequent notice of appeal filed by him fails to “initiate the appellate process,” thereby depriving this Court of jurisdiction over the appeal. Lundgren v. State , 434 S.W.3d 594, 599, 600 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
A ppellant , who was represented by counsel, entered into a plea agreement with the State, agreeing to plead guilty and waive his right to appeal in exchange for the State’s recommendation
that he receive ten years confinement

. The plea ag reement was signed by appellant, his trial counsel, the district attorney, and the trial court. On May 21, 2018, the trial court followed the plea bargain agreement , found appellant guilty, made an affirmative finding that appellant used or exhibited a de adly weapon, and assessed punishment at ten years in prison. The trial court’s certification of appellant’s right to appeal state s this is a “plea

- bargain case” and appellant has no right to appeal. Under these circumstances, appellant’s June 18 notice o f appeal is ineffective to initiate the appellate process, and we lack jurisdiction over th is appeal. See id

. We dismiss th is appeal for want of jurisdiction.

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## Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

JUDGMENT
LARRY CHARLES WALKER, Appellant
No. 05

- 18

- 00701

- CR V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 195th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F17

- 76467

- N. Opinion delivered by Justice Evans, Justices Myers and Brown participating. Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal for want of jurisdiction.
Judgment entered this 11 th day of September, 2018.