Court Opinion

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Opinion issued August 11, 2011.
 

 
 
 
 
              
 
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
____________
 
NO. 01-11-00499-CR
____________
 
JAMES EDWARD GUZMAN,
Appellant
 
V.
 
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
 
 

On Appeal from the 184th District Court 
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1284084
 
 

MEMORANDUM  OPINION
              Appellant,
James Edward Guzman, pleaded guilty to the offense of assault of a family
member, and, in accordance with his plea bargain agreement with the State, the
trial court sentenced him to confinement for two years.  Appellant filed a timely notice of
appeal.  We dismiss for lack of
jurisdiction.

              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.  Griffin
v. State, 145 S.W.3d 645, 648-49 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004); Cooper v. State,
45 S.W.3d 77, 80 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001); Tex.
R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2).
              The
trial court’s certification of appellant’s right to appeal in this case states
that this is a plea-bargained case and appellant has no right to appeal.  The record supports the correctness of the
certification.  Dears v. State,
154 S.W.3d 610, 614-15 (Tex.  Crim. App.
2005).  We must dismiss an appeal if the
trial court’s certification shows there is no right to appeal.  See Tex.
R. App. P. 25.2(d).
              Accordingly,
we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
We dismiss any pending motions as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Jennings,
Bland, and Massengale.
Do not publish.   Tex.
R. App. P. 47.2(b).