Threadgill v. State

OPINION

The trial court’s certification of the defendant’s right of appeal in the above-referenced case reads, “the defendant has no right of appeal because he pled guilty or no contest pursuant to a plea bargain.” According to the record, this is correct.

Appellant pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault. The plea agreement was a 20-year cap on punishment. The trial court sentenced appellant to confinement for 15 years. Other courts of appeals have held that an agreement to a punishment cap is a plea agreement within the meaning of Rule 25.2 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.…