Opinion issued September 25, 2014.
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-13-00998-CV
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CARLOS WILLIAMS, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 174th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 1352071
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Pursuant to an agreement with the State, appellant, Carlos Williams, pleaded
guilty to the offense of aggravated sexual assault of a child younger than fourteen
years of age.1 The trial court accepted the plea agreement, assessed appellant’s
punishment at confinement for twelve years, and certified that this is a plea-
bargained case and he has no right of appeal. We dismiss the appeal.
In a plea-bargained case, a defendant may appeal only those matters that
were raised by written motion and ruled on before trial or after obtaining the trial
court’s permission to appeal. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. Art 44.02 (West 2006);
TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). An appeal must be dismissed if a certification showing
that the defendant has a right of appeal has not been made part of the record. TEX.
R. APP. P. 25.2(d).
Here, the trial court’s certification is included in the record and states that
this is a plea-bargained case and appellant has no right of appeal. See TEX. R. APP.
P. 25.2(a)(2). The record supports the trial court’s certification. See Dears v. State,
154 S.W.3d 610, 615 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Because appellant has no right of
appeal, we must dismiss this appeal. See Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680
(Tex. Crim. App. 2006) (“A court of appeals, while having jurisdiction to ascertain
whether an appellant who plea-bargained is permitted to appeal by Rule 25.2(a)(2),
must dismiss a prohibited appeal without further action, regardless of the basis for
the appeal.”).
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See TEX. PEN. CODE ANN. § 22.021(a)(1)(B), 2(B) (West Supp. 2014).
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Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. We dismiss all
pending motions as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Higley, Bland, and Sharp.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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