Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2015-10-16 07:14:09.990611+00
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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                       San Antonio, Texas
                                  MEMORANDUM OPINION
                      Nos. 04-13-00658-CR, 04-13-00659-CR & 04-13-00660-CR

                                        George Edward PURDY,
                                               Appellant

                                                    v.

                                         The STATE of Texas,
                                               Appellee

                     From the 216th Judicial District Court, Kendall County, Texas
                                 Trial Court Nos. 4482, 4958 & 4959
                            Honorable N. Keith Williams, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting:          Catherine Stone, Chief Justice
                  Karen Angelini, Justice
                  Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice

Delivered and Filed: November 13, 2013

DISMISSED

           The trial court’s certification in each of these appeals states that “this criminal case is a

plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal.” The clerk’s record for each appeal

contains a written plea bargain, and the punishment assessed did not exceed the punishment

recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant; therefore, the trial court’s

certifications accurately reflect that the underlying cases are plea-bargain cases. See TEX. R. APP.

P. 25.2(a)(2).
                                                      04-13-00658-CR, 04-13-00659-CR & 04-13-00660-CR

       Rule 25.2(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provides, “The appeal must be

dismissed if a certification that shows the defendant has a right of appeal has not been made part

of the record under these rules.” TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d). On October 3, 2013, we ordered that

these appeals would be dismissed pursuant to rule 25.2(d) unless an amended trial court

certification showing that the appellant has the right of appeal was made part of the appellate

record in each appeal by November 4, 2013. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d); 37.1; see also Dears v.

State, 154 S.W.3d 610 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005); Daniels v. State, 110 S.W.3d 174 (Tex. App.—

San Antonio 2003, no pet.). No response was filed. In the absence of an amended trial court

certification showing that the appellant has the right of appeal, rule 25.2(d) requires this court to

dismiss these appeals. Accordingly, the appeals are dismissed.

                                                  PER CURIAM

DO NOT PUBLISH

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