Court Opinion

ID: 4312837
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Date Created: 2018-09-17 08:30:25.685725+00
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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                   San Antonio, Texas
                                       September 13, 2018

                                      No. 04-18-00625-CR

                                     Cesar Rafael ZUNIGA,
                                           Appellant

                                                v.

                                     The STATE of Texas,
                                           Appellee

                  From the 227th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
                                Trial Court No. 2016CR7824
                         Honorable Mary D. Roman, Judge Presiding

                                         ORDER
        Appellant entered into a plea bargain with the State. The trial court imposed sentence 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). The clerk’s record, which
includes the trial court’s rule 25.2(a)(2) certification and a written plea bargain agreement, has
been filed. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d). 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 establishes the punishment assessed by the court does not exceed the
punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant. See Tex. R. App. P.
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
that court of appeals should review clerk’s record to determine whether trial court’s certification
is accurate).

        Appellant is hereby given notice that this appeal will be dismissed pursuant to rule
25.2(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure unless an amended certification showing
appellant has the right to appeal is made part of the appellate record by October 4, 2018. See
Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d); Daniels v. State, 110 S.W.3d 174 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2003,
order), disp. on merits, No. 04-03-00176-CR, 2003 WL 21508347 (July 2, 2003, pet. ref’d) (not
designated for publication). 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 13th day of September, 2018.

                                              ___________________________________
                                              KEITH E. HOTTLE,
                                              Clerk of Court