Dana Leemon Lovejoy v. State

In The



Court of Appeals



Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont



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NO. 09-08-039 CR

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DANA LEEMON LOVEJOY, Appellant



V.



THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee




On Appeal from the Criminal District Court

Jefferson County, Texas

Trial Cause No. 07-01654




MEMORANDUM OPINION

On December 17, 2007, the trial court sentenced Dana Leemon Lovejoy on a conviction for possession of a controlled substance. Lovejoy filed a notice of appeal on January 23, 2008. The trial court entered a certification of the defendant's right to appeal in which the court certified that this is a plea-bargain case and the defendant has no right of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). The district clerk has provided the trial court's certification to the Court of Appeals.

On January 30, 2008, we notified the parties that we would dismiss the appeal unless an amended certification was filed within fifteen days of the date of the notice and made a part of the appellate record. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(f). The record has not been supplemented with an amended certification.

Because the record does not contain a certification that shows the defendant has the right of appeal, we must dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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CHARLES KREGER

Justice



Opinion Delivered March 12, 2008

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Before Gaultney, Kreger, and Horton, JJ.