Marcus Tyrone Runnells v. The State of Texas Appeal from 397th Judicial District Court of Grayson County (memorandum opinion )

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DISMISS; and Opinion Filed August 1, 2014. S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-14-00956-CR MARCUS TYRONE RUNNELLS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 397th Judicial District Court Grayson County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 064419 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Bridges, Francis, and Lang-Miers Opinion by Justice Lang-Miers Marcus Tyrone Runnells was convicted of seven counts of credit or debit card abuse of the elderly, as alleged in one indictment. Pursuant to a plea agreement, the State withdrew two of the enhancement paragraphs alleged in the indictment and the trial court assessed punishment, enhanced by prior convictions, at fifteen years imprisonment on each count. Appellant waived his right to appeal as part of the plea agreement. See Blanco v. State, 18 S.W.3d 218, 219 20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). The trial court certified that appellant has no right to appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d); Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. /Elizabeth Lang-Miers/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS JUSTICE Do Not Publish TEX. R. APP. P. 47 140956F.U05 2 S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT MARCUS TYRONE RUNNELLS, Appellant No. 05-14-00956-CR On Appeal from the 397th Judicial District Court, Grayson County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 064419. Opinion delivered by Justice Lang-Miers, Justices Bridges and Francis 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 1st day of August, 2014. 3

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