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<CENTER>NO. 03-9<A NAME="1">8</A>-00<A NAME="2">045</A>-CR</CENTER>


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<CENTER><A NAME="3">Carrie Lee Mercer, Sr.</A>, Appellant</CENTER>


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<P><STRONG><CENTER>The State of Texas, Appellee</CENTER>
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<SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF <A NAME="4">WILLIAMSON</A> COUNTY, <A NAME="5">368TH</A> JUDICIAL</CENTER>

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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>NO. <A NAME="6">97-498-K368</A>, HONORABLE <A NAME="7">BURT CARNES</A>, JUDGE PRESIDING</STRONG></SPAN><STRONG></CENTER>
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PER CURIAM

<P>Appellant pleaded guilty and judicially confessed to aggravated assault.  The district court
adjudged appellant guilty and, pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, assessed punishment at imprisonment
for twenty years.</P>

<P>The State moves to dismiss on the ground that appellant waived his right to appeal. The
clerk's record contains a written waiver of appeal signed by appellant, his attorney, and the trial judge. 
This document, which reflects a knowing and voluntary waiver of the right to appeal, was signed on the day
sentence was imposed in open court.  A defendant who knowingly and intelligently waives his right to
appeal may not thereafter appeal without the consent of the trial court.  <EM>Ex parte Dickey</EM>, 543 S.W.2d 99
(Tex. Crim. App. 1976); <EM>see also Hurd v. State</EM>, 548 S.W.2d 388 (Tex. Crim. App. 1977); <EM>Reed v.
State</EM>, 516 S.W.2d 680 (Tex. Crim. App. 1974).  There is nothing in the record to indicate that appellant
sought or obtained the permission of the trial court to pursue this appeal.</P>

<P>The motion to dismiss is granted.  The appeal is dismissed.</P>

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<P>Before Justices Powers, Aboussie and Jones</P>

<P>Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction</P>

<P>Filed:   February 26, 1998</P>

<P>Do Not Publish</P>

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