Court Opinion

ID: 2837792
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2015-09-02 22:00:15.486736+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:56:12.613059
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In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NOS. 01-03-01161-CR
          01-03-01162-CR
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VICTOR L. PAILLET, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 228th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. 941770 and 941769

 
MEMORANDUM  OPINION
               Appellant pleaded guilty to two charges of robbery by threats and, in
accordance with the plea bargain agreement between appellant and the State, the trial
court sentenced appellant to confinement for four years in each case.  Appellant filed
timely pro se notices of appeal.  We dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.
               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).
               The trial court’s certifications of appellant’s right to appeal in these cases
state that these are plea-bargained cases and appellant has no right to appeal. 
Therefore, neither of the exceptions to Rule 25.2(a)(2) applies.  We must dismiss an
appeal unless the record includes a certification that shows the appellant has the right
to appeal.  See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d).
               We also note that appellant waived his right to appeal in each case.  See
Buck v. State, 45 S.W.3d 275, 278 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, no pet.).
               Accordingly, we dismiss the appeals for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Taft, Keyes, and Bland.
Do not publish.   Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).