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Fourth Court of Appeals
                                   San Antonio, Texas
                                       December 12, 2017

                                       No. 04-17-00727-CR

                                   Rodolfo RODRIGUEZ, Jr.,
                                           Appellant

                                                 v.

                                      The STATE of Texas,
                                            Appellee

                  From the 437th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
                               Trial Court No. 2017CR9269W
                        Honorable Lori I. Valenzuela, Judge Presiding

                                         ORDER

       Pursuant to a plea-bargain agreement, appellant pleaded guilty to the offense of assault
family violence and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with a $1,500 fine, suspended in
favor of two years’ community supervision, in accordance with the terms of his plea-bargain
agreement. On September 27, 2017, 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 appellant filed a notice of appeal, the trial court clerk sent
copies of the certification and notice of appeal to this 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 appellant 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).
        This appeal will be dismissed pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.2(d),
unless an amended trial court certification showing that appellant has the right to appeal is made
part of the appellate record by January 11, 2018. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d), 37.1; Daniels v.
State, 110 S.W.3d 174 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2003, order).

       We ORDER all appellate deadlines be suspended until further order of the court.

                                                     _________________________________
                                                     Irene Rios, Justice

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
court on this 12th day of December, 2017.

                                                     ___________________________________
                                                     KEITH E. HOTTLE,
                                                     Clerk of Court