Jokobai Zanta Linton v. State

Opinion issued November 13, 2014
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-14-00570-CR
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JOKOBAI ZANTA LINTON, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 240th District Court
Fort Bend County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 12-DCR-061313
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Jokobai Zanta Linton, pleaded guilty to the felony offense of
burglary of a habitation. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 30.02 (West 2011). The
trial court found appellant guilty of the charge, and, in accordance with the terms
of appellant’s plea bargain agreements with the State, sentenced appellant to
confinement for 10 years. Appellant filed a pro se notice of appeal. We dismiss
the appeal.
In a plea bargain 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. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 44.02 (West
2006); 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 bargain case and that the
defendant has no right of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). The records
support the trial court’s certification. See Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610, 615
(Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Further, Linton signed a waiver of his right to appeal,
which is also part of the record. Because appellant has no right of appeal, we must
dismiss the 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.”).
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Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. We dismiss any
pending motions as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Bland and Huddle.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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