In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-13-00307-CR ____________________ STACEY CARTER, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee _______________________________________________________ ______________ On Appeal from the 411th District Court Polk County, Texas Trial Cause No. 22,444 ________________________________________________________ _____________ MEMORANDUM OPINION On July 9, 2013, the trial court sentenced Stacey Carter on a conviction for possession of a controlled substance. Carter filed a notice of appeal on July 8, 2013, and signed a written waiver of the right of appeal on July 9, 2013. The trial court entered a certification of the defendant’s right to appeal in which the court certified that the defendant waived his right of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). The district clerk has provided the trial court’s certification to the Court of Appeals. On July 24, 2013, we notified the parties that we would dismiss the appeal unless the appellant established grounds for continuing the appeal. No response has been filed. Because the record does not contain a certification that shows the defendant has the right of appeal, we must dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

________________________________ CHARLES KREGER Justice

Opinion Delivered September 4, 2013 Do Not Publish Before Gaultney, Kreger, and Horton, JJ.