Waters v. State

OPINION

RICHARD H. EDELMAN, Justice.

Teresa Waters appeals her conviction for aggravated sexual assault of a child on the ground that the trial court denied her a fair punishment hearing when it imposed a ten-year sentence without considering the mitigating punishment evidence she offered. 1 We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

In a plea bargain case, i.e., one in which the defendant’s plea is guilty or nolo contendere and the punishment does not exceed that recommended by the prosecutor and agreed to by the defendant, a defendant may appeal only: (a) those matters that were raised by…