Brandon Clayton Yocum v. The State of Texas Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 4 of Tarrant County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-22-00220-CR ___________________________ BRANDON CLAYTON YOCUM, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS On Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 4 Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 1577405D Before Bassel, Womack, and Wallach, JJ. Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant Brandon Clayton Yocum attempts to appeal his conviction for murder. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02(c). Yocum pleaded guilty to that offense pursuant to a plea-bargain agreement, and the trial court sentenced him in accordance with that agreement to twenty-six years’ confinement. As part of his plea-bargain agreement, Yocum waived his right to appeal. Consistent with Yocum’s plea-bargain agreement, the “Trial Court’s Certification of Defendant’s Right of Appeal” in this case states that this “is a pleabargain case, and the defendant has NO right of appeal.” See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2), (d). On September 15, 2022, we notified Yocum of the certification and warned him that we would dismiss the appeal unless we received a response by September 26, 2022, showing grounds for continuing the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2), (d), 44.3. We received no response. In accordance with the trial court’s certification, we dismiss Yocum’s appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d), 43.2(f); see, e.g., Ponciano v. State, No. 02-17-00394-CR, 2018 WL 1414731, at *1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Mar. 22, 2018, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for publication). Per Curiam Do Not Publish Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b) Delivered: October 13, 2022 2
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