Amber Rose Edmonds v. the State of Texas

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo No. 07-21-00082-CR AMBER ROSE EDMONDS, APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

On Appeal from the 264th District Court

Bell County, Texas

Trial Court No. 83002, Honorable Paul L. LePak, Presiding

June 22, 2021 MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before QUINN, C.J., and PARKER and DOSS, JJ.

Appellant Amber Rose Edmonds, proceeding pro se, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance,1 enhanced, and sentenced to five years’ confinement.2 The trial court’s certification of Appellant’s right of appeal reflects that this is a plea bargain case from which Appellant has no right of appeal and that Appellant has waived the right of appeal. The certification comports with the record before the Court. See Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610, 614-15 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Notwithstanding the certification, Appellant filed a notice of appeal challenging her conviction.

We are required by Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.2(d) to dismiss an appeal “if a certification that shows the defendant has the right of appeal has not been made part of the record.” By letter of May 7, 2021, we notified Appellant of the consequences of the trial court’s certification and directed her to file a response demonstrating grounds for continuing the appeal. By letter filed on May 28, 2021, Appellant notified the Court that she no longer seeks to appeal her conviction.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal based on the trial court’s certification and Appellant’s request to dismiss. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d), 42.2(a).

Per Curiam Do not publish.