Elizabeth Ann Hardin v. State

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-07-428 CR NO. 09-07-429 CR NO. 09-07-430 CR ____________________

ELIZABETH ANN HARDIN, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the Criminal District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause Nos. 00424, 00425, and 00426

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

On August 6, 2007, the trial court sentenced Elizabeth Ann Hardin on three convictions for forgery as a prior felony offender. Hardin filed notices of appeal on August 24, 2007. The trial court entered certifications of the defendants right to appeal in which the court certified that these are plea-bargain cases and the defendant has no right of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). The district clerk has provided the trial court's certifications to the Court of Appeals.

On September 4, 2007, we notified the parties that we would dismiss the appeals unless the trial court filed amended certifications within thirty days of the date of the notice and made them part of the appellate records. See Tex. R. App. P. 37.1. The trial court has not supplemented the records with amended certifications.

Because the records do not contain certifications that show the defendant has the right of appeal, we must dismiss the appeals. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction.

APPEALS DISMISSED.

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HOLLIS HORTON

Justice

Opinion Delivered October 10, 2007

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Before Gaultney, Kreger, and Horton, JJ.