Bobbie Hall Wooldridge v. the State of Texas

Opinion filed April 9, 2026

In The

Eleventh Court of Appeals
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No. 11-26-00090-CR
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BOBBIE HALL WOOLDRIDGE, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 42nd District Court
Taylor County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 31714-A

MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Bobbie Hall Wooldridge, pleaded guilty to the third-degree felony
offense of possession of methamphetamine. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN.
§ 481.115(c) (West Supp. 2025). Pursuant to a negotiated plea bargain agreement
between Appellant and the State, the trial court sentenced Appellant to imprisonment
in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for three
years. Appellant filed a pro se notice of appeal from the trial court’s judgment. We
dismiss the appeal.
When this appeal was docketed, we notified Appellant that the trial court had
certified that this is a plea bargain case in which Appellant has no right of appeal.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2), (d); see also TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 44.02
(West 2018). In our letter, we requested that Appellant’s counsel respond and show
grounds to continue the appeal. Appellant’s counsel responded and confirmed that
“there do[es] not appear to be any grounds to continue this appeal.”
Rule 25.2(a)(2) provides that, in a plea bargain case in which the punishment
imposed does not exceed the punishment agreed to by the parties, “a defendant may
appeal only: (A) those matters that were raised by written motion filed and ruled on
before trial, (B) after getting the trial court’s permission to appeal, or (C) where the
specific appeal is expressly authorized by statute.” TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(a)(2); see
also CRIM. PROC. art. 44.02. Subsections (A), (B), and (C) are not applicable here.
Further, Rule 25.2 does not permit a plea-bargaining defendant to appeal matters
related to the voluntariness of his plea unless the defendant has obtained the trial
court’s permission to appeal. See Cooper v. State, 45 S.W.3d 77, 83 (Tex. Crim.
App. 2001); Carender v. State, 155 S.W.3d 929, 931 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2005, no
pet.).
The documents on file show that Appellant entered into a plea bargain
agreement, and the trial court assessed his punishment in accordance with the
parties’ agreement. Further, the trial court certified that this case is a plea bargain
case, and that Appellant has no right of appeal. The trial court’s certification was
signed by Appellant, Appellant’s trial counsel, and the presiding judge. The
documents on file in this court support the trial court’s certification. See Dears v.
State, 154 S.W.3d 610, 613–14 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Accordingly, we must

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dismiss this appeal without further action. TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d); Chavez v. State,
183 S.W.3d 675, 680 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).
This appeal is dismissed.

W. STACY TROTTER
JUSTICE

April 9, 2026
Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J.,
Trotter, J., and Williams, J.

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