DISMISS; Opinion issued April 9, 2013
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-12-00998-CR
KEVIN DEWAYNE EDWARDS, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 422nd Judicial District Court
Kaufman County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 28935-422
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Francis, Lang, and Evans
Opinion by Justice Francis
A jury found Kevin Dwayne Edwards guilty of possession with intent to deliver
methamphetamine in an amount of four grams or more but less than 200 grams and evading
arrest or detention using a motor vehicle, as alleged in one indictment. Thereafter, appellant
entered an agreement as to punishment with the State. The trial court followed the agreement
and sentenced appellant to imprisonment for nineteen years for the methamphetamine offense
and one year in a state jail for the evading offense. Appellant waived his right to appeal as part
of the punishment agreement, as is reflected on the trial court’s certifications of appellant’s right
to appeal that were signed by appellant and his attorney. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d); Dears v.
State, 154 S.W.3d 610 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005); Blanco v. State, 18 S.W.3d 218, 219–20 (Tex.
Crim. App. 2000). Appellant filed a “petition” seeking permission to appeal, which the trial
court heard along with appellant’s motion for new trial. At the conclusion of the hearing, the
trial court denied appellant’s request for permission to appeal. On July 2, 2012, the trial court
signed an order denying appellant permission to appeal. Appellant’s waiver of his right to appeal
leaves us without jurisdiction. See Blanco, 18 S.W.3d at 219–20.
We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
/Molly Francis/
MOLLY FRANCIS
JUSTICE
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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT
KEVIN DEWAYNE EDWARDS, Appellant On Appeal from the 422nd Judicial District
Court, Kaufman County, Texas
No. 05-12-00998-CR V. Trial Court Cause No. 28935-422.
Opinion delivered by Justice Francis,
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Justices Lang and Evans participating.
Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal for want of
jurisdiction.
Judgment entered April 9, 2013.
/Molly Francis/
MOLLY FRANCIS
JUSTICE
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