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Date Created: 2023-01-10 13:08:11.342131+00
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                            Fourth Court of Appeals
                                   San Antonio, Texas
                                         January 6, 2023

                                      No. 04-22-00845-CR

                                   Lawrence Ray JACKSON,
                                          Appellant

                                                v.

                                      The STATE of Texas,
                                            Appellee

                  From the 227th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
                               Trial Court No. 2018CR4080B
                       Honorable Kevin M. O'Connell, Judge Presiding

                                         ORDER
        Appellant Lawrence Ray Jackson entered into a plea bargain with the State, pursuant to
which he pleaded nolo contendere to the charged offense. The trial court imposed a sentence on
September 14, 2022 in accordance with the agreement and signed a certificate stating this “is a
plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal.” See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2).
This court must dismiss an appeal “if a certification that shows the defendant has the right of
appeal has not been made part of the record.” Id. The clerk’s record includes the written plea
bargain agreement which includes a waiver of the right to appeal those matter that were raised by
written motion filed and ruled on before trial. See id. 25.2(d). The record establishes the
punishment assessed by the court does not exceed the punishment recommended by the
prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant. See id. 25.2(a)(2). The record also appears to support
the trial court’s certification that Appellant does not have a right to appeal. See Dears v. State,
154 S.W.3d 610 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005) (holding court of appeals should review clerk’s record
to determine whether trial court’s certification is accurate).

        We therefore order appellant to file a response, by January 26, 2023, establishing an
amended certification showing he has the right to appeal has been made part of the appellate
record. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d), 37.1. If a supplemental clerk’s record is required to show
appellant has the right to appeal, appellant must request a supplemental record from the trial
court clerk and file a copy of the request with this court. If appellant fails to satisfactorily
respond to this order within the time provided, the appeal will be dismissed.
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        We order all appellate deadlines suspended until further order of the court. We further
order the clerk of this court to serve copies of this order on the attorneys of record and the court
reporter.

                                                     _________________________________
                                                     Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 6th day of January, 2023.

                                                     ___________________________________
                                                     MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court