Raymond Lloyd Bull v. State

DISMISS and Opinion Filed April 22, 2020
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-20-00448-CR
RAYMOND LLOYD BULL, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 380th Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 380-84497-2019
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Whitehill, Osborne, and Carlyle
Opinion by Justice Whitehill
On February 14, 2020, a jury found Raymond Lloyd Bull guilty of possession
of a controlled substance. He filed his notice of appeal on March 10, 2020, twenty-
four days before the trial court assessed punishment, in accordance with a plea
bargain agreement, at five years in prison, probated for three years. After reviewing
the judgment, appellant’s notice of appeal, and the plea bargain agreement, we
notified the parties that we had concerns regarding the Court’s jurisdiction.
Specifically, we noted that the plea bargain agreement signed after the jury found
appellant guilty states, among other things, “Waive all appeals.” The trial court’s
certification of appellant’s right to appeal likewise states this case is “a plea-bargain
case, and the defendant has NO right to appeal” and “the defendant has waived the
right of appeal.” TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2), (d); Jones v. State, 488 S.W.3d 801, 805
(Tex. Crim. App. 2016).
In response, both appellant and the State filed jurisdictional letter briefs
confirming that appellant waived his right to appeal and that we lack jurisdiction.
Under these circumstances, we dismiss appellant’s appeal for want of jurisdiction.
Jones, 488 S.W.3d at 808.
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
RAYMOND LLOYD BULL, On Appeal from the 380th Judicial
Appellant District Court, Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 380-84497-
No. 05-20-00448-CR V. 2019.
Opinion delivered by Justice
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Whitehill. Justices Osborne and
Carlyle participating.
Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal.
Judgment entered April 22, 2020
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