Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2008

Raul Pena v. State

Raul Pena v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided April 30, 2008

Raul Pena v. State

Opinion

MEMORANDUM OPINION





No. 04-08-00208-CR


Raul PENA,

Appellant


v.


The STATE of Texas,

Appellee


From the 187th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas

Trial Court No. 2005-CR-2657

Honorable Raymond Angelini, Judge Presiding


PER CURIAM



Sitting: Alma L. López, Chief Justice

Catherine Stone, Justice

Steven C. Hilbig, Justice



Delivered and Filed: April 30, 2008



DISMISSED

Raul Pena pleaded nolo contendere to indecency with a child by contact pursuant to a plea bargain agreement. The trial court imposed sentence and signed a certificate 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). Pena timely filed a notice of appeal. The clerk's record, which includes the plea bargain agreement and the trial court's Rule 25.2(a)(2) certification, 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 this is a plea bargain case; that is, the punishment assessed by the court does not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant. Pena's appointed appellate counsel has advised the court in writing that she has reviewed the record and can find no right of appeal. After reviewing the record and counsel's notice, we agree that Pena 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). We therefore dismiss this appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d).

PER CURIAM

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