Juston Lee Altum v. the State of Texas

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-26-00791-CR Juston Lee Altum, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE 426TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY NO. FR80687, THE HONORABLE STEVEN J. DUSKIE, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant Juston Lee Altum was convicted of sexual assault of a child, see Tex. Penal Code § 22.011(a)(2), and seeks to appeal the judgment of conviction. The trial court has certified that this is a plea-bargain case and that Altum has no right to appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(a)(2), (d). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See id. R. 25.2(d) (providing that if trial court does not certify that defendant has right to appeal, appeal “must be dismissed”); Chavez v. State, 183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006) (“A court of appeals . . . must dismiss a prohibited appeal [under Rule 25.2(a)(2)] without further action, regardless of the basis for the appeal.”). __________________________________________ Maggie Ellis, Justice Before Justices Triana, Crump, and Ellis Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction Filed: September 25, 2026 Do Not Publish 2