Court Opinion

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COURT OF APPEALS
                          SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
                               FORT WORTH

                              NO. 02-13-00376-CR

MICHAEL ENNIS SMITH                                                   APPELLANT

                                         V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS                                                          STATE

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          FROM THE 372ND DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY

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                         MEMORANDUM OPINION 1

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      Appellant Michael Ennis Smith attempts to appeal from his July 2013 plea-

bargained felony conviction for assaulting a member of his family or household. 2

On the day of appellant’s conviction, the trial court entered a certification of his

right to appeal that stated that he had entered into a plea bargain and had no

      1
       See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
      2
       See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.01(a), (b)(2)(A) (West 2011).
right to appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2), (d). Appellant and his counsel

each signed the certification. Also on the day of his conviction, appellant signed

written plea admonishments which informed him that because of his plea

agreement, he was required to obtain permission to appeal any matter other than

a written motion filed before trial. In pleading guilty, appellant expressly waived

any pretrial motions that had been filed in his case.

      On August 14, 2013, we sent a letter to appellant to inform him that

because the certification states that he has no right to appeal, we would dismiss

the appeal unless he filed a response showing grounds for continuing it.

Appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file a petition for discretionary

review; he apparently believed that we had already affirmed his conviction.

Appellant’s motion, which we will treat as his response to our letter, does not

show grounds for continuing the appeal under rule of appellate procedure

25.2(a)(2). See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). Because the record does not contain

a certification that shows that appellant has the right of appeal and because

appellant’s response to our letter does not show an adequate ground for

continuing the appeal, we dismiss the appeal. 3 See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2),

(d), 43.2(f); see also Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex. Crim. App.

      3
        We deny appellant’s motion for an extension of time to file a petition for
discretionary review because it was premature and because such a motion must
be filed with the court of criminal appeals. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.2(c);
Rodriguez v. State, 28 S.W.3d 25, 27 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2000,
order).

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2006); Turley v. State, 242 S.W.3d 178, 179–80 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2007, no

pet.) (mem. op.).

                                               PER CURIAM

PANEL: LIVINGSTON, C.J.; DAUPHINOT and GARDNER, JJ.

DO NOT PUBLISH
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b)

DELIVERED: October 3, 2013

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