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COURT OF APPEALS
SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH
NO. 2-09-011-CR
MAURICE RUDY LOPEZ APPELLANT
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE
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FROM CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT NO. 2 OF TARRANT COUNTY
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MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]
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Appellant Maurice Rudy Lopez appeals his theft conviction. We dismiss the appeal.
In November 2008, appellant pled guilty to theft of a firearm.[2] In accordance with appellant=s plea bargain agreement with the State, the trial court sentenced him to 180 days= confinement. Appellant filed his pro se notice of appeal in December 2008. The trial court signed a certification regarding appellant=s right to appeal in February 2009, indicating that because of appellant=s plea bargain, he had ANO right of appeal.@ See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). Appellant also signed the certification and acknowledged that he received a copy of it.
On February 3, 2009, we sent appellant a letter informing him that because of the trial court=s certification, unless he filed a document showing grounds to continue the appeal by February 13, 2009, the appeal could be dismissed.[3] See Tex. R. App. P. 44.3. We have not received any such document. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2), 43.2(f); Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006); Richardson v. State, 151 S.W.3d 710, 710 (Tex. App.CFort Worth 2004, no pet.).
PER CURIAM
PANEL: LIVINGSTON, DAUPHINOT, and GARDNER, JJ.
DO NOT PUBLISH
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b)
DELIVERED: March 19, 2009
[1]See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
[2]Theft of a firearm is a state jail felony punishable by up to two years= confinement. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. '' 12.35(a), 31.03(e)(4)(C) (Vernon Supp. 2008).
[3]We also sent a copy of this letter to appellant=s trial counsel.