Mike Longoria Salinas v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 185th District Court of Harris County

11th Court of Appeals

Eastland, Texas

Opinion

Mike Longoria Salinas

Appellant

Vs. No. 11-02-00052-CR B Appeal from Harris County

State of Texas

Appellee

The trial court convicted appellant, upon his plea of guilty, of robbery. Pursuant to the plea bargain agreement, the trial court sentenced appellant on December 5, 2001, to confinement for 10 years. Appellant filed a pro se Ageneral@ notice of appeal on December 12, 2001. We dismiss the appeal.

Appellant=s court-appointed counsel has filed a brief in which he stated that he has conscientiously examined the record and the applicable law and that there are no issues presented for review. Counsel noted that the trial court wrote on appellant=s notice of appeal the following: ANo permission to appeal given.@

Counsel has furnished appellant with a copy of the brief and advised appellant of his right to review the record and file a pro se brief. A pro se brief has not been filed. Counsel has complied with the procedures outlined in Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503 (Tex.Cr.App.1991); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex.Cr.App.1978); Currie v. State, 516 S.W.2d 684 (Tex.Cr.App.1974); and Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex.Cr.App.1969).

Following the procedures outlined in Anders, we have independently reviewed the record. Appellant=s general notice of appeal did not comply with former TEX.R.APP.P. 25.2(b)(3), the applicable law. Without a proper notice of appeal and without the trial court=s permission to appeal, appellant failed to invoke the jurisdiction of this court.

The appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

January 23, 2003 PER CURIAM

Do not publish. See TEX.R.APP.P. 47.2(b).

Panel consists of: Arnot, C.J., and

Wright, J., and McCall, J.