Court Opinion

ID: 2841279
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2015-09-03 01:00:31.81327+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:30:34.305018
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In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-07-00719-CR
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JOHNNY FADRIQUE ORTEGA, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 184th District Court 
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1121646

MEMORANDUM  OPINION
	We lack jurisdiction to hear this appeal.  Appellant, Johnny Fadrique Ortega,
pleaded guilty to the third degree felony offense of possession of marihuana, and, in
accordance with his plea bargain agreement with the State, the trial court sentenced
appellant to confinement for two years.  Along with the plea, appellant, appellant's
counsel, and the State signed a stipulation of evidence which included, among others,
the following statements: "I intend to enter a plea of guilty and understand that the
prosecutor will recommend that my punishment should be set at two years TDC; I
agree to that recommendation . . . Further, I waive my right of appeal which I may
have should the court accept the foregoing plea bargain agreement between myself
and the prosecutor."  The trial court's judgment is stamped, "Appeal waived.  No
permission to appeal granted."  
	 After the trial court sentenced appellant to punishment that fell within the
terms of the plea bargain agreement, the trial court certified that this case is a plea-
bargain case and the defendant has no right to appeal.  Appellant did not request the
trial court's permission to appeal any pre-trial matters, and the trial court did  not give 
permission for appellant to appeal.   Appellant filed a timely  pro se notice of appeal. 
This appeal followed.
	We conclude that the certification of the right of appeal filed by the trial court
is supported by the record and that appellant has no right of appeal due to the agreed
plea bargain.  Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a).  Because appellant has no right of appeal, we 
must dismiss this appeal "without further action." Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675,
680 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).
 
	Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
	Any pending motions are denied as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack, and Justices Keyes and Higley.

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).