Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2015-02-04 09:21:52.181127+00
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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                     San Antonio, Texas
                                 MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                         No. 04-14-00782-CR

                                           Robert TORRES,
                                              Appellant

                                                 v.
                                                The
                                        The STATE of Texas,
                                              Appellee

                     From the 144th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
                                   Trial Court No. 2013CR1875
                           Honorable Lorina I. Rummel, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting:          Karen Angelini, Justice
                  Marialyn Barnard, Justice
                  Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice

Delivered and Filed: February 4, 2015

DISMISSED

           Pursuant to a plea-bargain agreement, Appellant Robert Torres pled nolo contendere to

aggravated sexual assault of a child and was sentenced to eighteen years of imprisonment and a

fine of $1,000 in accordance with the terms of his plea-bargain agreement. On October 16, 2014,

the trial court signed a certification of defendant’s right to appeal stating that this “is a plea-bargain

case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal.” See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). After Torres filed

a notice of appeal, the trial court clerk sent copies of the certification and notice of appeal to this
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court. See id. 25.2(e). The clerk’s record, which includes the trial court’s Rule 25.2(a)(2)

certification, has been filed. See id. 25.2(d).

        “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.” Id. 25.2(a)(2). The clerk’s record, which contains a written plea bargain, establishes the

punishment assessed by the court does not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor

and agreed to by the defendant. See id. The clerk’s record does not include a written motion filed

and ruled upon before trial; nor does it indicate that the trial court gave its permission to appeal.

See id. The trial court’s certification, therefore, appears to accurately reflect that this is a plea-

bargain case and that Torres does not have a right to appeal. We 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. 25.2(d).

        We, therefore, warned Torres that this appeal would be dismissed pursuant to Texas Rule

of Appellate Procedure 25.2(d), unless an amended trial court certification showing that he had the

right to appeal was made part of the appellate record. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d), 37.1; Daniels v.

State, 110 S.W.3d 174 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2003, order). No such amended trial court

certification has been filed. This appeal is, therefore, dismissed pursuant to Rule 25.2(d).

                                                   PER CURIAM

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