Norris Skinner v. State ( 2012 )

Opinion issued June 28, 2012.
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
NO. 01-12-00290-CR
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NORRIS SKINNER, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 351st District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1241923
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Norris Skinner, pleaded guilty to the felony offense of forgery.1
The trial court found appellant guilty and, in accordance with the terms of
appellant’s plea agreement with the State, sentenced appellant to confinement for
1
See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 32.21(b), (e)(2) (West 2011).
three years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice. Appellant has filed a pro se notice of appeal. We dismiss the appeal.
In a plea-bargained case, a defendant may only appeal those matters that
were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial or after getting the trial
court’s permission to appeal. TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). An appeal must be
dismissed if a certification showing that the defendant has the right of appeal has
not been made part of the record. TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d).
Here, the trial court’s certification is included in the record on appeal. See id.
The trial court’s certification states that this is a plea-bargained case and that the
appellant has no right of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). The record
supports the trial court’s certification. See Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610, 615
(Tex.Crim.App. 2005). Because appellant has no right of appeal, we must dismiss
this appeal. See Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex.Crim.App.2006) (“A
court of appeals, while having jurisdiction to ascertain whether an appellant who
plea-bargained is permitted to appeal by Rule 25.2(a)(2), must dismiss a prohibited
appeal without further action, regardless of the basis for the appeal.”).
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. We dismiss all
pending motions as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Higley, Sharp, and Huddle.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).