NUMBER 13-08-00238-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
ALVARO CRUZ GUTIERREZ, Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
On appeal from the 92nd District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Yañez and Benavides
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, Alvaro Cruz Gutierrez, attempts to appeal his conviction for burglary and
assault. The trial court has 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).
On June 11, 2008, this Court notified appellant’s counsel of the trial court’s
certification and ordered counsel to: (1) review the record; (2) determine whether appellant
has a right to appeal; and (3) forward to this Court, by letter, counsel’s findings as to
whether appellant has a right to appeal, or, alternatively, advise this Court as to the
existence of any amended certification.
On December 17, 2008, counsel filed a letter brief with this Court. Counsel’s
response does not establish that the certification currently on file with this Court is incorrect
or that appellant otherwise has a right to appeal.
The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provide that an appeal must be dismissed
if the trial court’s certification does not show that the defendant has the right of appeal.
TEX . R. APP. P. 25.2(d); see TEX . R. APP. P. 37.1, 44.3, 44.4. Accordingly, this appeal is
DISMISSED. Any pending motions are denied as moot.
PER CURIAM
Do not publish. See TEX . R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed
this the 22nd day of January, 2009.
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