COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
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DAVID PILAR RODRIGUEZ, No. 08-16-00112-CR
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Appellant, Appeal from
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v. 120th District Court
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THE STATE OF TEXAS, of El Paso County, Texas
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Appellee. (TC # 20140D01101)
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
David Pilar Rodriguez attempts to appeal his conviction of indecency with a child,
enhanced by two prior felony convictions. Appellant waived his right to a jury and entered a
negotiated guilty plea. The trial court followed the plea bargain and assessed Appellant’s
punishment in accordance with the plea agreement at imprisonment for a term of forty years.
We dismiss the appeal because the trial court’s certification reflects that Appellant waived his
right to appeal.
An appeal must be dismissed unless a trial court’s certification showing that the
defendant has the right of appeal has been made part of the record. TEX.R.APP.P. 25.2(d). The
trial court’s certification states that “the defendant has waived the right of appeal.” We notified
Appellant’s counsel that the trial court's certification showed that Appellant waived his right of
appeal and asked him to file a response. Counsel filed a detailed response explaining that
Appellant entered a negotiated guilty plea and waived the right of appeal. We have reviewed the
record and find that the record supports the trial court’s certification that Appellant waived the
right of appeal. Consequently, we are required to dismiss this appeal. See TEX.R.APP.P. 25.2(d);
Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex.Crim.App. 2006). The appeal is dismissed.
January 25, 2017
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice
Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Hughes, JJ.
Hughes, J., not participating
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