Opinion issued July 7, 2016
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-16-00294-CR
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JAVIER GUADALUPE GARCIA, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 262nd District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 1474167
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Javier Guadalupe Garcia pleaded guilty to the third-degree felony offense of
family violence assault, second offender. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 25.11 (West
2011). In accordance with the terms of Garcia’s plea bargain agreement with the
State, the trial court sentenced appellant to 3 years’ incarceration in the Institutional
Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Appellant filed a pro se
notice of appeal.
In a plea bargain case, a defendant may only appeal those matters that were
raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial or after getting 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 the 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 on appeal. See id.
The trial court’s certification states that this is a plea bargain case and that the
defendant 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 Garcia 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.”).
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. We dismiss any
pending motions as moot.
PER CURIAM
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Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Brown, and Huddle.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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