In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-02-00866-CR
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ROBERT CANALES, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 208th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 907191
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and, in accordance with a plea bargain agreement with the State, was sentenced to eight years' confinement. Appellant timely filed a general notice of appeal. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
When a defendant in a criminal case pleads guilty or no contest after having reached a plea bargain agreement with the State, and the trial judge sentences the defendant in accordance with the plea bargain agreement, the notice of appeal must comply with Rule 25.2(b)(3) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. The rule states that, in such a case, "the notice must: (A) specify that the appeal is for a jurisdictional defect; (B) specify that the substance of the appeal was raised by written motion and ruled on before trial; or (C) state that the trial court granted permission to appeal." Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(b)(3).
If the notice of appeal does not meet the rule's requirements, the appellate court does not have jurisdiction over the appeal. See White v. State, 61 S.W.3d 424, 429 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001) (holding general notice of appeal in plea-bargained case did not invoke jurisdiction of appellate court to consider jurisdictional defects); Davis v. State, 870 S.W.2d 43, 46 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994) (holding general notice of appeal in plea-bargained case failed to confer jurisdiction to review trial court's ruling on pretrial suppression motion under former Rule 40(b)(1), predecessor to Rule 25.2(b)(3)).
Appellant filed a general notice of appeal that did not comply with the requirements of Rule 25.2(b)(3) in that it did not state that the appeal was for a jurisdictional defect, that the substance of the appeal was raised by written motion and ruled on before trial, or that the trial court granted permission to appeal. Appellant may not now file an amended notice of appeal to correct jurisdictional defects because the time for filing notice of appeal has expired. State v. Riewe, 13 S.W.3d 408, 413-14 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000).
We also note that appellant's written waiver of his right to appeal was effective because the trial court followed the plea bargain agreement. See Buck v. State, 45 S.W.3d 275, 278 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, no pet.).
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Nuchia, Jennings, and Radack.
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