Joe Eldredge Jones v. The State of Texas Appeal from 265th Judicial District Court of Dallas County (memorandum opinion )

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Dismiss and Opinion Filed July 29, 2015. In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-15-00786-CR JOE ELDREDGE JONES, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 265th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F14-70129-R MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Wright and Justices Brown and Stoddart Opinion by Justice Stoddart Joe Eldredge Jones was convicted of possession with intent to deliver cocaine in an amount of one gram or more but less than four grams, A jury found appellant guilty, and appellant and the State entered an agreement that provided the State would abandon the enhancement paragraph and appellant would be sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. Appellant waived his right to appeal as part of that agreement. See Blanco v. State, 18 S.W.3d 218, 219–20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). The trial court certified that appellant waived his right to appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a), (d); Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. /Craig Stoddart/ CRAIG STODDART JUSTICE Do Not Publish TEX. R. APP. P. 47 150786F.U05 –2– Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT JOE ELDREDGE JONES, Appellant No. 05-15-00786-CR On Appeal from the 265th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F14-70129-R. Opinion delivered by Justice Stoddart, Chief Justice Wright and Justice Brown participating. V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal for want of jurisdiction. Judgment entered this 29th day of July, 2015. –3–

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