Jonathan Raunel Despaigne v. the State of Texas

Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed March 26, 2024.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-23-00904-CR

JONATHAN RAUNEL DESPAIGNE, Appellant

V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 185th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1720026

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant entered a guilty plea to the offense of aggravated assault with a
deadly weapon without an agreed recommendation. See Tex. Penal Code. Ann. §
22.02. Based on the guilty plea the trial court found appellant guilty and assessed
punishment at 10 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice.
In accordance with the terms of a plea-bargain agreement, appellant waived
his right to appeal in consideration of the State’s waiver of its right to a jury trial
and dismissal of a third felony indictment against appellant. See Ex parte
Broadway, 301 S.W.3d 694 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009) (defendant may voluntarily
waive right to appeal pursuant to plea bargain when sentencing is not agreed upon
and defendant’s punishment is uncertain). The trial court signed a certification of
the defendant’s right to appeal in which the court certified that this is a plea
bargain case, and the defendant has no right of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P.
25.2(a)(2). The trial court’s certification is included in the record on appeal. See
Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d). The record supports the trial court’s certification. See
Dears v. State, 154 S.W.3d 610, 615 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).
On January 19, 2024, this court notified the parties that the appeal would be
dismissed for want of jurisdiction unless a party demonstrated that the court has
jurisdiction. Appellant did not file a response.
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of subject-matter jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

Panel Consists of Justices Wise, Spain, and Hassan.

Do Not Publish – Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b)

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