Lenward Earl Goree Jr. v. State

DISMISS; and Opinion Filed April 16, 2015. S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-14-01092-CR No. 05-14-01093-CR LENWARD EARL GOREE, JR., Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 4 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. F13-53643-K, F13-62239-K MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Wright, Justice Brown, and Justice Stoddart Opinion by Justice Brown Lenward Earl Goree, Jr. pleaded guilty to two felony driving while intoxicated offenses. Pursuant to plea agreements, the trial court sentenced appellant to five years’ imprisonment in each case. Appellant waived his right to appeal as part of the agreements. See Blanco v. State, 18 S.W.3d 218, 219–20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). The trial court certified both that appellant has no right to appeal the plea bargains and that he waived his right to appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a), (d); Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). We dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction. /Ada Brown/ ADA BROWN Do Not Publish JUSTICE TEX. R. APP. P. 47 141092F.U05 S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT LENWARD EARL GOREE, JR., Appellant On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 4, Dallas County, Texas No. 05-14-01092-CR V. Trial Court Cause No. F13-53643-K. Opinion delivered by Justice Brown, Chief THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Justice Wright and Justice Stoddart participating. Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal for want of jurisdiction. Judgment entered this 16th day of April, 2015. –2– S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT LENWARD EARL GOREE, JR., Appellant On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 4, Dallas County, Texas No. 05-14-01093-CR V. Trial Court Cause No. F13-62239-K. Opinion delivered by Justice Brown, Chief THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Justice Wright and Justice Stoddart participating. Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal for want of jurisdiction. Judgment entered this 16th day of April, 2015. –3–