Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2003

Maurice Turner v. State

Maurice Turner v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided September 25, 2003

Maurice Turner v. State

Opinion





               



In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-03-00790-CR

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MAURICE TURNER, Appellant


V.


THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee





On Appeal from the 263rd District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 952954




 

MEMORANDUM OPINION

               Appellant pleaded guilty to robbery and, in accordance with a plea bargain agreement with the State, the trial court sentenced appellant to confinement for two years. Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal. We dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.

               Rule 25.2(a) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provides, in pertinent part:

In a plea bargain case — that is, a case in which a defendant’s plea was guilty or nolo contendere and the punishment did not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant — 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 trial court’s certification of defendant’s right of appeal states that this “is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal.” See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d).

               Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

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

Do not publish.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

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