Pao Vang Thao v. State ( 2002 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-02-00586-CR
Pao Vang Thao, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 27TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. 53434, HONORABLE RICK MORRIS, JUDGE PRESIDING
Pao Vang Thao seeks to appeal from a conviction for aggravated assault. The clerk=s
record contains a written waiver of appeal signed by appellant and his attorney. This document, which
reflects a knowing and voluntary waiver of the right to appeal, was signed on the day sentence was imposed
in open court. A defendant who knowingly and intelligently waives his right to appeal may not thereafter
appeal without the consent of the trial court. Ex parte Dickey, 543 S.W.2d 99 (Tex. Crim. App. 1976);
see also Hurd v. State, 548 S.W.2d 388 (Tex. Crim. App. 1977); Reed v. State, 516 S.W.2d 680 (Tex.
Crim. App. 1974). There is nothing in the record to indicate that appellant sought or obtained the trial
court=s permission to pursue this appeal.
The appeal is dismissed.
Jan P. Patterson, Justice
Before Chief Justice Aboussie, Justices Patterson and Puryear
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
Filed: October 10, 2002
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