Jose Miguel Romo v. State ( 2015 )


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  •                                                                     The State of TexasAppellee/s
    Fourth Court of Appeals
    San Antonio, Texas
    May 22, 2015
    No. 04-15-00300-CR
    Jose Miguel ROMO,
    Appellant
    v.
    THE STATE OF TEXAS,
    Appellee
    From the County Court at Law No. 11, Bexar County, Texas
    Trial Court No. 469039
    The Honorable Tommy Stolhandske, Judge Presiding
    ORDER
    Appellant, apparently pursuant to a plea agreement with the State, pled no contest to the
    offense of indecent exposure. As required by Rule 25.2(d) the trial court filed a certification
    regarding appellant’s right to appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d); see also R. 25.2(a)(2). The
    trial court’s certification states that this “is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right
    of appeal.” Accordingly, we ordered the county clerk to file an electronic clerk’s record
    containing certain documents, including: “All documents relating to the defendant’s plea
    bargain, including the court’s admonishments, the defendant’s waiver and consent to stipulation
    of testimony, and any other stipulations.” The clerk’s record was filed, however, it does not
    contain any documents setting out the terms of the plea bargain agreement.
    Rule 25.2(a)(2) states, “In a plea bargain case—that is, a case in which a defendant’s plea
    was guilty or nolo contendere and the punishment did not exceed the punishment recommended
    by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant—a defendant may appeal only: (A) those
    matters that were raised by written motion filed and rules on before trial, or (B) after getting the
    trial court’s permission to appeal.” R. 25.2(a)(2). Given the terms of Rule 25.2(a)(2), before this
    court can dismiss an appeal based on a trial court’s representation that the case involves a plea
    bargain and the appellant has no right of appeal, we must know the terms of the plea agreement,
    i.e., “the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant,” in order
    to know whether the punishment imposed by the trial court exceeded the punishment
    recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant. Id. In the absence of plea
    papers providing this information, this court is unable to determine whether appellant is entitled
    to proceed or whether we must dismiss the appeal.
    Accordingly, we ORDER the county clerk file a supplemental clerk’s record in this court
    on or before June 1, 2015, containing the document that sets forth the terms of the plea bargain
    agreement, i.e., the document that sets forth the punishment recommended by the State and
    agreed to by the appellant.
    We further order the clerk to serve a copy of this order on: (1) the trial court, (2) the
    county clerk, (3) the court reporter, and (4) all counsel.
    _________________________________
    Marialyn Barnard, Justice
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
    court on this 22nd day of May, 2015.
    ___________________________________
    Keith E. Hottle
    Clerk of Court
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 04-15-00300-CR

Filed Date: 5/22/2015

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 10/16/2015