Opinion issued August 18, 2015
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-15-00069-CR
NO. 01-15-00070-CR
NO. 01-15-00071-CR
NO. 01-15-00072-CR
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CHARLES TREVAUGHN TIGG BLAKEY, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 185th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case Nos. 1394420, 1409461, 1409462, 1410435
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Charles Trevaughn Tigg Blakey, pleaded guilty in four
underlying cases to (1) the third-degree felony offense of making a false statement
to obtain property or credit of $20,000 or more but less than $100,000 (Case No.
1394420); (2) the state jail felony offense of fraudulently using or possessing
identifying information—less than five items (Case No. 1409461); (3) the third-
degree felony offense of theft of property valued at over $20,000 and under
$100,000 (Case No. 1409462); and (4) the second-degree felony offense of sexual
assault of a child (Case No. 1410435). See TEXAS PENAL CODE ANN. §§
22.011(a)(2)(A) (West 2011), 31.03(e)(5) (West Supp. 2014), 32.32(c)(5) (West
2011), and 32.51(c)(1) (West. Supp. 2014). The trial court found appellant guilty in
each case and, in accordance with the terms of appellant’s plea bargain agreements
with the State, sentenced appellant to three years’ imprisonment for the offense of
making a false statement to obtain property or credit, 214 days’ imprisonment in
county jail for the offense of fraudulently using or possessing identifying
information, three years’ imprisonment for the offense of theft, and three years’
imprisonment for the offense of sexual assault of a child. Appellant, acting pro se,
filed a consolidated notice of appeal for all four cases. We dismiss the appeals for
lack of jurisdiction.
As an initial matter, we cannot exercise jurisdiction over an appeal unless a
notice of appeal is filed in compliance with Rule 26 of the Texas Rules of
Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a); Slaton v. State, 981 S.W.2d 208,
210 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998); Olivo v. State, 918 S.W.2d 519, 522 (Tex. Crim. App.
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1996). Appellant’s notice of appeal was due to have been filed within 30 days after
the judgments were entered in the four underlying cases on June 27, 2014. See
TEX. R. APP. P. 26.2(a)(1). However, appellant’s consolidated notice of appeal was
not filed until December 22, 2014—178 days after the June 27, 2014 judgments.
Because appellant’s December 22, 2014 notice of appeal was untimely, we have no
basis for jurisdiction over these appeals. See Slaton, 981 S.W.2d at 210; Olivo, 918
S.W.2d at 523.
Furthermore, 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. See 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 certifications
included in the records on appeal state that these are plea bargain cases and that the
defendant has no right of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). The records
support each of the trial court’s certifications. See Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610,
615 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Because appellant has no right of appeal, we must
dismiss these appeals. 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
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dismiss a prohibited appeal without further action, regardless of the basis for the
appeal.”).
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeals 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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Charles Trevaughn Tigg Blakey v. State
Combined Opinion