NUMBER 13-13-00673-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
BENNY ARRELLANO, Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
On appeal from the 105th District Court
of Kleberg County, Texas.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Benavides and Longoria
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Appellant, Benny Arrellano, attempts to appeal his conviction for aggravated
sexual assault. The trial court has certified that this “is a plea-bargain case, and the
defendant has NO right of appeal,” and “the defendant has waived the right of appeal.”
See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2).
On December 6, 2013, 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 January 10, 2014, 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 dismissed as moot.
PER CURIAM
Do not publish.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Delivered and filed the
30th day of January, 2014
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