Lisa Ann Adams AKA Brenda Lee Richard v. State of Texas ( 2002 )

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-01-370 CR ____________________

LISA ANN ADAMS a/k/a BRENDA LEE RICHARD, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the Criminal District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. 70957

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O P I N I O N

Pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, Lisa Ann Adams, also known as Brenda Lee Richard, pleaded guilty to the felony offense of aggravated robbery, and pursuant to the agreement was placed on deferred adjudication probation. Subsequently, the trial court revoked her probation, found her guilty on the charged offense and sentenced her to twelve years' confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Adams, acting pro se, filed a general notice of appeal that fails to comply with the requirements of the rules of appellate procedure. Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(b)(3)(A). ⁽¹⁾ After appeal was perfected, Adams's appellate counsel filed a brief in compliance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967) and High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). The brief concluded there was no arguable error to support an appeal. Adams then filed a pro se brief disputing the facts of the aggravated robbery case and asserting that she received ineffective assistance of counsel.

Rule 25.2(b)(3)(A) is a procedural requirement that must be followed in cases such as this one in order to invoke the appellate court's jurisdiction. See White v. State, 61 S.W.3d 424, 429 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001). Adams did not follow it. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

Submitted on May 3, 2002

Opinion Delivered May 8, 2002

Do not publish

Before Walker, C.J., Burgess, and Gaultney, JJ.

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Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.2(b)(3) requires a notice of appeal to state expressly that (A) the appeal is for a jurisdictional defect, (B) the substance of the appeal was raised in writing and ruled on before trial, or (C) the trial court granted permission to appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(b)(3)(A)(B)(C).