John Murphy v. State
John Murphy v. State
Opinion
In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo ________________________ No. 07-13-0036-CR ________________________ JOHN MURPHY, APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
On Appeal from the 361[ST] District Court Brazos County, Texas Trial Court No. 11-00935-CRF-361, Honorable Harold "Bob" Towslee, Presiding
February 20, 2013 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Quinn, C.J., and Hancock and Pirtle, JJ.
Pursuant to a plea bargain, Appellant, John Murphy, was convicted of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual with an affirmative finding on use of a deadly weapon and sentenced to thirty-five years confinement. The Trial Court's Certification of Defendant's Right of Appeal reflects that Appellant's case is a plea bargain case, that he has no right of appeal and that he waived the right of appeal. The certification notwithstanding, Appellant's counsel filed a notice of appeal challenging the conviction.
By letter dated January 16, 2013, the transferor court notified Appellant's counsel of the consequences of the certification and invited him to file a response showing grounds for continuing the appeal on or before February 6, 2013, noting that failure to do so would result in dismissal of the appeal.
Counsel did not file a response. Consequently, we have no alternative but to dismiss this appeal based on the certification signed by the trial court. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d).
Patrick A. Pirtle Justice
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