Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed December 18, 2008.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-08-00519-CR
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ANTHONY WONTON HARDEMAN, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 176th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1114377
M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N
Appellant entered a Aguilty@ plea to robbery. The trial court sentenced appellant on May 30, 2008, to confinement for six years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Appellant filed a pro se notice of appeal on June 12, 2008. We dismiss the appeal.
The trial court entered a certification of the defendant=s right to appeal in which the court certified the defendant has waived the right of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). Because the record did not reflect the trial court=s certification was correct, we requested a corrected certification.
The trial court conducted a hearing. The hearing record reflects after the case was set for trial, the State made appellant an offer. Appellant countered and the Court told the defendant Athat this Court was going to sentence the defendant to 6 years. . .@ Appellant agreed that is what happened. Appellant further agreed that Ait was everybody=s belief and this Court=s understanding that you were not going to appeal that situation. . .@ Appellant acknowledged that was his understanding at the time, the trial court certified he waived his right to appeal, and appellant signed the certification.
When a complete record is present, we are obligated to examine the record to determine whether the trial court=s certification is defective. See Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610, 614-15 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). The record reflects appellant waived his right to appeal. Further, the record reflects appellant knew with certainty the punishment that would be assessed. See Monreal v. State, 99 S.W.3d 615 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003). Thus, there is a valid waiver of the right to appeal. Cf Blanco v. State, 18 S.W.3d 218, 219 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). The record supports the trial court=s certification. See Dears, 154 S.W.3d at 615.
Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.
PER CURIAM
Judgment rendered and Memorandum Opinion filed December 18, 2008.
Panel consists of Justices Frost, Brown, and Boyce.
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