Joe Derly Rendon a/k/a Jose D. Rendon v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 144th District Court of Bexar County

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

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JOE DERLY RENDON A/K/A )

JOSE D. RENDON, ) No. 08-06-00104-CR

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Appellant, ) Appeal from

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v. ) 144th District Court

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THE STATE OF TEXAS, ) of Bexar County, Texas

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Appellee. ) (TC# 2004-CR-8556)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Joe Derly Rendon a/k/a Jose D. Rendon attempts to appeal a conviction for possession of a controlled substance. Finding that Appellant has no right of appeal, we dismiss the appeal.

Rule 25.2(a)(2) governs the defendant s right to appeal in a criminal case:

A defendant in a criminal case has the right of appeal under Code of Criminal Procedure article 44.02 and these rules. The trial court shall enter a certification of the defendant s right of appeal in every case in which it enters a judgment of guilt or other appealable order. // In a plea bargain case--that is, a case in which defendant s plea is guilty or nolo contendere and the punishment did not exceed the punishment recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant--a defendant may appeal only:

(A) those matters that were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial, or

(B) after getting the trial court s permission to appeal.

Tex.R.App.P. 25.2(a)(2).

Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal, including the trial court s certification of the defendant s right to appeal as required by Rules 25.2(a)(2) and 25.2(d). The trial court s certification reflects that the appeal is in a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal. The appellate record reflects that the trial court has denied permission to appeal. On April 27, 2006, the Clerk s Office notified Appellant that the certification reflects that he has no right of appeal in this case and requested a response. Appellant has not filed a response. Because the record reflects that Appellant does not have a right of appeal, we dismiss the appeal.

June 29, 2006

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice

Before Barajas, C.J., McClure, and Chew, JJ.

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