Ex Parte Ahmed Zohair

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Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
May 16, 2022
No. 04-20-00333-CR
EX PARTE AHMED ZOHAIR
From the 290th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2017CR2128A-W1
Honorable Jennifer Pena, Judge Presiding
ORDER
This is an appeal of the trial court’s ruling on a pre-conviction writ of habeas corpus. See
Arreola v. State, 207 S.W.3d 387, 390 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006, no pet.).
Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.2 provides that in a criminal appeal where the
defendant is the appellant, “[t]he trial court shall enter a certification of the defendant’s right of
appeal each time it enters a judgment of guilt or other appealable order….” TEX. R. APP. P.
25.2(a)(2). “An order denying a pretrial application seeking habeas corpus relief is an appealable
order.” Ex parte Stevens, No. 03-19-00103-CR, 2019 WL 1123457, at *1 (Tex. App.—Austin
Mar. 11, 2019, no pet.) (citing Ex parte Schmidt, 109 S.W.3d 480, 481 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003));
accord Arreola, 207 S.W.3d at 390. Rule 25.2 further provides, “If the defendant is the
appellant, the record must include the trial court’s certification of the defendant’s right of appeal
under Rule 25.2(a)(2),” and cautions that “[t]he appeal must be dismissed if a certification that
shows the defendant has the right of appeal has not been made part of the record under these
rules.” Id. R. 25.2(d). But the Rules of Appellate Procedure also provide for this court to order
the trial court to supplement the record with the certification of a defendant’s right to appeal. See
TEX. R. APP. P. 34.5(c)(2); Cortez v. State, 420 S.W.3d 803, 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013).
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Ahmed’s habeas appeal is currently submitted to this court for consideration, but the Rule
25.2 form contained in the record does not belong to the trial court’s denial of Ahmed’s
application for writ of habeas corpus. Rather, it belongs to Ahmed’s plea proceeding. The
record contains no other Rule 25.2 form. Contra TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2.
We therefore abate this appeal and order the trial court to submit a supplemental clerk’s
record that contains a Rule 25.2 certification of Appellant Ahmed’s right to appeal by May 31,
2022. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2, 34.5(c)(2).
It is so ORDERED on May 16, 2022.
PER CURIAM
ATTESTED TO:__________________________
MICHAEL A. CRUZ,
CLERK OF COURT