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Date: 01-10-2021
Case Style:
Christopher Eric Diaz v. The State of Texas
Case Number: 13-20-00498-CR
Judge: GINA M. BENAVIDES
Court: COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
Plaintiff's Attorney: Hon. Jose L. Aliseda
Defendant's Attorney:
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Description:
Corpus Christi, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented Christopher Eric Diaz with a Murder charge.
On November 16, 2020, the Court notified appellant’s counsel 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.
On December 11, 2020, counsel filed a letter brief with this Court. Counsel’s
response does not establish: (1) that the certification currently on file with this Court is
incorrect and (2) that appellant otherwise has a right to appeal. Furthermore, the letter
brief establishes that the trial court denied the request for permission to appeal the case,
on November 4, 2020.
Outcome: 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.
Accordingly, this appeal is DISMISSED.
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