Chad Willhoite v. State ( 2005 )

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COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

CHAD WILLHOITE,                             Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS,                             Appellee.

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No. 08-05-00145-CR Appeal from the County Court at Law No. Four of Collin County, Texas (TC# 004-83942-03)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

           This appeal is being dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant filed his notice of appeal on March 14, 2005. To be sufficient to invoke the appellate court’s full jurisdiction, the notice of appeal filed by an appellant in a criminal case must bear the trial court’s certification of the appellant’s right to appeal under Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). See also Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d). However, Appellant’s notice of appeal does not include the required certification.

           On March 15, 2005, Appellant was notified that the trial court’s certification had not been filed, and Appellant was given thirty days to file a copy of the certification. If this was not done within that time period, Appellant was informed that the Court would dismiss the appeal without further notice to the parties. The deadline for responding to the Court’s notice has expired, and Appellant has failed to respond to the notice. Therefore, the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

                                                                  RICHARD BARAJAS, Chief Justice

May 5, 2005

Before Barajas, C.J., McClure, and Chew, JJ.

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