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Dismissed and Opinion filed May 2, 2002

Dismissed
and Opinion filed May 2, 2002.
 
In The
 
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-02-00332-CR
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TOM SEAL COURTNEY, Appellant
 
V.
 
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
 

 
On Appeal from the
178th District Court
Harris County,
Texas
Trial Court Cause
No. 903,325
 

 
M E M O R
A N D U M   O P I N I O N
Appellant
pled guilty to the offense of possession of a controlled substance on February
25, 2002.  In accordance with the terms
of a plea agreement with the State, the trial court sentenced appellant to two
years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.  As part of the plea bargain agreement,
appellant signed a written waiver of his right to appeal.  Because appellant has waived his right to
appeal, we dismiss. 

Appellant
pled guilty and the trial court followed the plea bargain agreement in
assessing punishment.  Despite having
waived the right to appeal, appellant filed a notice of appeal.  Appellant chose to enter into an agreement
that included a waiver of the right to appeal. 
Appellant was informed of his right to appeal, knew with certainty the
punishment he would receive, and that he could withdraw his plea if the trial
court did not act in accordance with the plea agreement.  As appellant was fully aware of the
consequences when he waived his right to appeal, it is Anot unfair to expect him to live with
those consequences now.@  Alzarka
v. State, 60 S.W.3d 203, 206 (Tex. App.BHouston [14th Dist.] July 26, 2001, pet. filed September
28, 2001) (quoting Mabry v. Johnson, 467 U.S. 504, 104 S.Ct. 2543, 2547-48, 81 L. Ed. 2d 437 (1984)).  See also Blanco v. State, 18 S.W.3d
218, 219-20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000); Buck v. State,
45 S.W.3d 275, 278 (Tex. App.CHouston [1st Dist.] 2001, no
pet.).  
Accordingly,
we dismiss the appeal.  
 
PER CURIAM
 
 
 
Judgment rendered and Opinion filed May 2, 2002.
Panel consists of Justice Yates, Seymore,
and Guzman.
Do Not Publish C Tex. R. App. P. 47.3(b).