Appellant Juan Manuel Cervantes pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 22.02 (West 1994). The court adjudged him guilty and sentenced him to twenty years' imprisonment.
The clerk's record contains a written waiver of appeal signed by appellant. This document reflects a knowing and voluntary waiver of the right to appeal and was signed on the day sentence was imposed in open court. A defendant who knowingly and intelligently waives his right to appeal may not thereafter appeal without the consent of the trial court. Ex parte Dickey, 543 S.W.2d 99 (Tex. Crim. App. 1976); see also Hurd v. State, 548 S.W.2d 388 (Tex. Crim. App. 1977); Reed v. State, 516 S.W.2d 680 (Tex. Crim. App. 1974). Appellant sought and was refused permission to appeal.
The appeal is dismissed.
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Jan P. Patterson, Justice
Before Justices Kidd, Patterson and Puryear
Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction
Filed: June 13, 2002
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