Martin Joseph Leonard v. State

In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ________________ NO. 09-16-00151-CR ________________

MARTIN JOSEPH LEONARD, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the Criminal District Court

Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. 16-24483

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

On April 1, 2016, the trial court sentenced Leonard on a conviction for evading arrest or detention. Leonard filed an amended notice of appeal on May 31, 2016. The trial court entered a certification of the defendant’s right to appeal, in which the court certified that this is a plea-bargain case and the defendant has no 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 June 6, 2016, 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.

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CHARLES KREGER

Justice Submitted on July 12, 2016 Opinion Delivered July 13, 2016 Do Not Publish Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.