John Keith Grant v. State

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

______________________ NO. 09-08-278 CR ______________________

JOHN KEITH GRANT, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellant

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On Appeal from the Criminal District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. 08-03325

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

On May 12, 2008, the trial court sentenced John Keith Grant, a prior felony offender, on a conviction for possession of a controlled substance. Grant filed a notice of appeal on June 4, 2008. The trial court entered a certification of the defendant's right to appeal in which the court certified that this is a plea-bargain case 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 certification to the Court of Appeals.

On June 19, 2008, we notified the parties that we would dismiss the appeal unless an amended certification was filed within fifteen days of the date of the notice and made a part of the appellate record. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(f). The record has not been supplemented with an amended certification.

Because the record does not contain a certification that shows the defendant has the right of appeal, we must dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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DAVID GAULTNEY

Justice

Opinion Delivered July 16, 2008

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Before McKeithen, C.J., Gaultney and Horton, JJ.