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Sonya Amador v. State
Citation: Not availableDocket: 01-13-00027-CR
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas; February 20, 2013; Texas; State Appellate Court
Original Court Document: View Document
Sonya Amador pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life confinement as part of a plea agreement. She filed a pro se notice of appeal, which was dismissed by the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas. The court determined that, under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.2(a)(2), a defendant in a plea-bargain case can only appeal issues raised by pre-trial written motions or with the trial court's permission. The trial court's certification confirmed that this was a plea-bargain case and that Amador had no right to appeal. Consequently, since Amador had no right of appeal as per the trial court's certification, the court dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction and deemed all pending motions moot. The decision was made by a panel of Justices Keyes, Sharp, and Huddle and is not to be published.