Ruben Barrera v. State
Ruben Barrera v. State
Opinion
Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas March 30, 2020 No. 04-20-00167-CR Ruben BARRERA, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee From the 227th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2019CR0089 Honorable Kevin M. O'Connell, Judge Presiding
ORDER Generally, in a plea bargain case, a defendant may appeal only: (1) those matters that were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial, or (2) after getting the trial court’s permission to appeal. See id. 25.2(a)(2)(A),(B). The clerk’s record, which contains a written plea bargain, establishes the punishment assessed by the court does not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant. See id. The clerk’s record does not include a written motion filed and ruled upon before trial; nor does it indicate that the trial court gave its permission to appeal. See id. The trial court’s certification, therefore, appears to accurately reflect that this is a plea-bargain case and that appellant does not have a right to appeal. We 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. 25.2(d).
This appeal will be dismissed pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.2(d), unless an amended trial court certification showing that appellant has the right to appeal is made part of the appellate record by April 29, 2020. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d), 37.1; Daniels v. State, 110 S.W.3d 174 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2003, order).
We ORDER all appellate deadlines be suspended until further order of the court.
_________________________________ Irene Rios, Justice IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 30th day of March, 2020.
___________________________________ MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court
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