George Barnes v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 399th Judicial District Court of Bexar County

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Alma L. L pez, Justice

Catherine Stone, Justice

Paul W. Green, Justice

Delivered and Filed: July 17, 2002

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

On May 13, 2002, appellant, George Barnes, filed a general notice of appeal appealing his conviction for aggravated sexual assault of a child. Appellant entered a plea of nolo contendere pursuant to a plea bargain agreement. He was ultimately found guilty by the trial court and sentenced to six years confinement and fined $1,000.00. The punishment assessed did not exceed the terms of the plea bargain agreement.

To invoke this court's jurisdiction over this appeal, Rule 25.2 (b)(3) requires that the notice of appeal specify that the appeal is from a jurisdictional defect, that the substance of the appeal was raised by written motion and ruled on before trial, or state that the trial court granted permission to appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(b)(3). Appellant's notice of appeal did not meet any of these required conditions. Accordingly, this court does not have jurisdiction to consider this appeal. See White v. State, 61 S.W.3d 424, 426 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001); Cooper v. State, 45 S.W.3d 77, 82-83 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001).

Therefore, appellant's appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

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