Joseph Sylvester Turner v. State
Joseph Sylvester Turner v. State
Opinion
NUMBERS 13-12-00193-CR; 13-12-00194-CR; 13-12-00195-CR; AND 13-12-00196-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
JOSEPH SYLVESTER TURNER, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
On appeal from the 24th District Court of Jackson County, Texas.
MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Benavides, Vela, and Perkes Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam Appellant, Joseph Sylvester Turner, attempts to appeal convictions for delivery of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance. The trial court has certified in these cases that this Ais a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal,@ and Athe defendant has waived the right of appeal.@ See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2).
On March 23, 2012, this Court notified appellant=s counsel of the trial court=s certifications and ordered counsel to: (1) review the record; (2) determine whether appellant has a right to appeal; and (3) forward to this Court, by letter, counsel=s findings as to whether appellant has a right to appeal, or, alternatively, advise this Court as to the existence of any amended certifications.
On April 30, 2012, counsel filed a letter brief with this Court. Counsel=s response does not establish that the certifications currently on file with this Court are incorrect or that appellant otherwise has a right to appeal.
The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provide that an appeal must be dismissed if the trial court=s certification does not show that the defendant has the right of appeal. TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d); see TEX. R. APP. P. 37.1, 44.3, 44.4. Accordingly, these appeals are DISMISSED.
PER CURIAM Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Delivered and filed the 10th day of May, 2012.
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