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NUMBER 13-26-00597-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG CLIFTON JAMES GARLEY III, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. ON APPEAL FROM THE 24TH DISTRICT COURT OF GOLIAD COUNTY, TEXAS MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Silva, Peña, and West Memorandum Opinion by Justice Silva This cause is before the Court on its own motion. On August 26, 2026, appellant filed a notice of appeal attempting to appeal a judgment of conviction in trial court cause number 25-07-5513-CR. We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. Upon review of the documents before us, the trial court certified that this is a plea bargain case and appellant “has NO right of appeal” and that he “waived his right of appeal.” See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2). On September 22, 2026, we ordered appellant’s counsel to review the record and determine whether appellant had the right to appeal. Appellant’s counsel responded to the Court’s order indicating appellant did not retain the right to appeal. After examining and fully considering the record and documents before us, we are of the opinion that appellant waived the right to appeal. See Carson v. State, 559 S.W.3d 489, 493 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018) (“A valid waiver will prevent the defendant from appealing any issue unless the trial court consents to the 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. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d), 37.1, 44.3. Accordingly, this case is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. 1 CLARISSA SILVA Justice Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2 (b). Delivered and filed on the 29th day of October, 2026. 1 All pending motions are dismissed as moot. 2