

Opinion issued March
3, 2011.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
In
The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of
Texas
 


















 

NO. 01-10-01088-CR
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CHARLES THORNTON, Appellant
 
V.
 
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
 
 
On Appeal from the 248th
District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1275285
 
 

MEMORANDUM
OPINION




          Appellant,
Charles Thornton, pleaded guilty to the offense of felony theft and pleaded “true”
to the allegations in two felony enhancement paragraphs.  The trial court found appellant guilty, found
the enhancements true, and, in accordance with the terms of appellant’s plea
agreement with the State, sentenced appellant to confinement for 5 years.  Appellant filed a pro se notice of appeal.  We dismiss the appeal. 
In a plea-bargain case, a defendant
may appeal only those matters that were raised by written motion filed and
ruled on before trial, or after getting the trial court’s permission to appeal.  Tex.
R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2).  An appeal
must be dismissed if a certification showing that the defendant has the right
of appeal has not been made part of the record. 
Tex. R. App. P.
25.2(d).  
Here, the trial court’s certification
is included in the record on appeal. See
id.  The trial court’s certification states
that this is a plea-bargain case and that the defendant has no right of appeal.
 See
Tex. R. App. P.
25.2(a)(2).  Appellant did not appeal any
pre-trial matters, and the trial court did not give permission for appellant to
appeal.  See id. The record supports the trial court’s certification. See Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610, 615
(Tex. Crim. App. 2005).  Because
appellant has no right of appeal, we must dismiss this appeal.  See Chavez
v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006) (“A court of appeals,
while having jurisdiction to ascertain whether an appellant who plea-bargained
is permitted to appeal by Rule 25.2(a)(2), must dismiss a prohibited appeal
without further action, regardless of the basis for the appeal.”). 
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal
for want of jurisdiction.  All pending
motions are dismissed as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Sharp, and Massengale.
 
Do not publish. 
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b). 

