Tiffany Herrera v. the State of Texas

Appeals dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed July 11, 2024.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-24-00269-CR
NO. 14-24-00270-CR
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TIFFANY HERRERA, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 228th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. 1832938 & 1832940

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant entered a plea of no guilty to two charges of causing bodily injury
to a child under fifteen years of age. The record reflects that in exchange for
appellant’s guilty pleas, the State agreed to dismiss a third criminal charge against
appellant. We dismiss the appeals.

Consistent with the agreement between the parties, the trial court certified
that each of these cases was a plea bargain case and that appellant had no right of
appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). An agreement under which the State
dismisses a criminal proceeding in exchange for a guilty plea is a plea bargain for
purposes of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.2(a)(2). Kennedy v. State, 297
S.W.3d 338, 342 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009); Shankle v. State, 119 S.W.3d 808, 813–
14 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003).

Because appellant’s pleas were made pursuant to a plea bargain, she may
appeal only matters raised by a written pre-trial motion or with the trial court’s
permission. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2). Appellant is not appealing any pre-
trial rulings. The record does not contain any adverse pre-trial rulings.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeals.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Wise, Bourliot, and Wilson.
Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).

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