Opinion issued September 13, 2016
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-16-00518-CR
NO. 01-16-00519-CR
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MICHAEL D. BAXLEY, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 176th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case Nos. 1476368 and 1484009
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Michael D. Baxley, pursuant to agreements with the State, pleaded
guilty to the felony offenses of aggravated assault—family member1 in trial court
1
See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. §22.02(a)(b)(1) (West 2011).
cause number 1476368, and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance,
namely, methamphetamine weighing more than four grams but less than two
hundred grams in trial court cause number 1484009.2 The trial court accepted the
plea agreements, found appellant guilty, and assessed his punishment at confinement
for fifteen years for the offense of aggravated assault—family member and five years
for the offense of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, with the
sentences to run concurrently. The trial court certified that these are plea-bargained
cases and appellant has no right of appeal. In each case, appellant filed a pro se notice
of appeal. We dismiss the appeals.
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). Here, the trial court’s certification in each case is included in the
record and states that the case is a plea-bargained case and appellant has no right of
appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). In each case, 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 these appeals. See
Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006) (“A court of appeals,
2
See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. §§ 481.102(6), 481.115(d) (West 2011).
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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.”).
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeals for want of jurisdiction. We dismiss all
pending motions as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Bland, Massengale, and Lloyd.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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Michael D. Baxley v. State
Combined Opinion