Court Opinion

ID: 4026893
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Date Created: 2016-08-22 07:24:32.480993+00
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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                  San Antonio, Texas
                                        August 15, 2016

                                     No. 04-16-00510-CR

                                 Jonathan Jay RODRIGUEZ,
                                          Appellant

                                               v.

                                     The STATE of Texas,
                                           Appellee

                  From the 437th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
                                Trial Court No. 2015CR5254
                        Honorable Lori I. Valenzuela, Judge Presiding

                                        ORDER
       Defendant pled guilty to sexual assault and was sentenced within the terms of a plea
bargain. Defendant timely filed a general notice of appeal. The trial court’s Certification of
Defendant’s Right of Appeal states this “is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right
of appeal.” See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). The clerk’s record contains a written plea bargain,
and the punishment assessed did not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and
agreed to by defendant; therefore, the trial court’s certification accurately reflects that
defendant’s case is a plea bargain case and defendant does not have a right of appeal. See TEX.
R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2).

        “In a plea bargain case . . . a defendant may appeal only: (A) those matters that were
raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial, or (B) after getting the trial court's
permission to appeal.” TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). The clerk’s record does not contain a written
motion ruled on before trial nor does it indicate the trial court granted defendant permission to
appeal. This court must dismiss an appeal “if a certification that shows the defendant has the
right of appeal has not been made a part of the record.” TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d).

        It is therefore ORDERED this appeal will be dismissed pursuant to Texas Rule of
Appellate Procedure 25.2(d), unless an amended trial court certification that shows defendant has
the right of appeal has been made part of the appellate record by September 14, 2016. See
Daniels v. State, 110 S.W.3d 174 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2003, order); TEX. R. APP. P.
25.2(d); 37.1.
         All other appellate deadlines are SUSPENDED pending our resolution of the certification
issue.

                                                    _________________________________
                                                    Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 15th day of August, 2016.

                                                    ___________________________________
                                                    Keith E. Hottle
                                                    Clerk of Court