Michael Anthony Sheffield v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 290th Judicial District Court of Bexar County
Annotate this CaseNo. 04-07-00605-CR
Michael Anthony SHEFFIELD,
Appellant
v.
The STATE of Texas,
Appellee
From the 290th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2007-CR-6495
Honorable Sharon MacRae, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Alma L. L pez, Chief Justice
Catherine Stone, Justice
Steven C. Hilbig, Justice
Delivered and Filed: October 10, 2007
DISMISSED
Michael Anthony Sheffield pleaded nolo contendere to possession of a controlled substance pursuant to a plea bargain agreement. As part of his plea-bargain, Sheffield signed a waiver of his right to appeal. The trial court imposed sentence and signed a certificate stating that this "is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal." See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). Sheffield timely filed a notice of appeal. The clerk's record, which includes the plea bargain agreement and the trial court's Rule 25.2(a)(2) certification, has been filed. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d). This court must dismiss an appeal "if a certification that shows the defendant has the right of appeal has not been made part of the record." Id.
The clerk's record establishes this is a plea bargain case; that is, the punishment assessed by the court does not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant. Sheffield's appointed appellate counsel has advised the court in writing that she has reviewed the record and can find no right of appeal. After reviewing the record and counsel's notice, we agree that Sheffield does not have a right to appeal. See Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005) (holding that court of appeals should review clerk's record to determine whether trial court's certification is accurate). We therefore dismiss this appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d).
PER CURIAM
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