RICARDO VARELA DORIA v. THE STATE OF TEXAS--Appeal from 93rd District Court of Hidalgo County
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NUMBER 13-07-00741-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG RICARDO VARELA DORIA, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. On appeal from the 93rd District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Garza Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam Appellant, Ricardo Varela Doria, attempts to appeal his conviction for aggravated sexual assault. The trial court has certified that this is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal. See TEX . R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). This case was previously abated and remanded to the trial court on May 15, 2008, and March 26, 2009, for the purposes of obtaining a trial court certification. On June 15, 2009, the trial court appointed new counsel for appellant and instructed counsel to obtain a trial court certification. On August 3, 2009, this Court received an Anders brief and motion for extension of time to file pro se brief. A supplemental clerk s record filed on August 10, 2009, contains a certification that is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal. On August 24, 2009, appointed counsel filed a jurisdictional brief and motion for leave to withdraw, stating that this Court lacks jurisdiction based on the trial court certification. The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provide that an appeal must be dismissed if the trial court s certification does not show that the defendant has the right of appeal. TEX . R. APP. P. 25.2(d); see TEX . R. APP. P. 37.1, 44.3, 44.4. Accordingly, this appeal is DISMISSED. Any pending motions are dismissed as moot. PER CURIAM Do not publish. See TEX . R. APP. P. 47.2(b). Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed this 24th day of September, 2009. 2
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