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Date: 03-04-2021
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Zahi James Moreno v. The State of Texas
Case Number: 13-20-00356-CR
Judge: NORA L. LONGORIA
Court: COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
Plaintiff's Attorney: Hon. Mark A. Gonzalez
Defendant's Attorney:
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Description:
Corpus Christi and Edinburg, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented Zahi James Moreno with an Aggravated Assault charge.
Appellant, Zahi James Moreno, attempts to appeal conviction of aggravated
assault-family violence with a weapon for which he was sentenced on July 1, 2020. The
trial court has certified that this “is a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has NO right
of appeal” and “the defendant has waived the right of appeal.” See TEX. R. APP. P.
25.2(a)(2).
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On August 14, 2020, this Court notified appellant’s counsel of the untimely notice
of appeal and of the trial court’s certification and ordered counsel to: (1) review the record;
(2) determine whether appellant has a right to appeal; and (3) forward to this Court, by
letter, counsel’s findings as to whether appellant has a right to appeal, or, alternatively,
advise this Court as to the existence of any amended certification.
Appellant has not established: (1) that the certification currently on file with this
Court is incorrect, or (2) that appellant otherwise has a right to appeal.
The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provide that an appeal must be dismissed
if the trial court’s certification does not show that the defendant has the right of appeal.
TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d); see TEX. R. APP. P. 37.1, 44.3, 44.4.
Outcome: Accordingly, this appeal is DISMISSED.
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