Austin Bounds v. The State of Texas--Appeal from County Court at Law No. 8 of Travis County (majority)

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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-11-00878-CR NO. 03-11-00879-CR NO. 03-11-00880-CR NO. 03-11-00881-CR NO. 03-11-00882-CR NO. 03-11-00883-CR NO. 03-11-00884-CR Austin Bounds, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 8 OF TRAVIS COUNTY, NOS. C-1-CR-11-210691, C-1-CR-11-210692, C-1-CR-11-500477, C-1-CR-11-500478, C-1-CR-11-500479, C-1-CR-11-500775, & C-1-CR-11-500776 THE HONORABLE CARLOS HUMBERTO BARRERA, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant Austin Bounds seeks to appeal from judgments of conviction for seven misdemeanor offenses: one charge of possession of a penalty 3 controlled substance in an amount of less than 28 grams, see Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.117 (West 2010); one charge of failure to identify, see Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 38.02 (West 2011); three charges of theft of $500 or more but less than $1500, see id. § 31.03(a), (e)(3) (West Supp. 2011); and two charges of theft of $50 or more but less than $500, see id. § 31.03(a), (e)(2)(A)(i). In each of these cases, the trial court has certified that this is a plea bargain case and Bounds has no right of appeal. Accordingly, the appeals are dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2), (d). __________________________________________ J. Woodfin Jones, Chief Justice Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Rose and Goodwin Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction Filed: July 27, 2012 Do Not Publish 2

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