Matthew Alex Johnson v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Date FiledAugust 31, 2026
Docket01-26-00861-CR
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Opinion issued August 31, 2026
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-26-00861-CR
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MATTHEW ALEX JOHNSON, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 177th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 1910085
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Matthew Alex Johnson is attempting to appeal from a judgment of
conviction for the offense of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon for which
appellant was sentenced to thirty years’ incarceration in the Correctional Institutions
Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. See TEX. PENAL CODE
§ 29.03(a)(2). The judgment of conviction was signed on July 1, 2026. Appellant
filed a pro se notice of appeal on August 19, 2026. We dismiss the appeal.
We must dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction because appellant lacks
the right to appeal. The clerk’s record indicates that appellant pleaded guilty without
an agreement as to punishment but in exchange for the state’s agreement to dismiss
two other cause numbers. Because the State agreed to dismiss two other causes
against appellant in exchange for appellant’s agreement to plead guilty, this is a plea-
bargain case. See Shankle v. State, 119 S.W.3d 808, 813 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003).
The trial court’s certification of defendant’s right of appeal certified that appellant
had no right of appeal because this was a plea-bargain case. Because appellant has
no right of appeal, we must dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See Chavez
v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).
Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 43.2(f). Any
pending motions are dismissed as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Caughey, Johnson, and Dokupil.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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