In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-13-00582-CR
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WILLIAM PAUL SEMIEN, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
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On Appeal from the Criminal District Court
Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 13-17919
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
A jury found William Paul Semien guilty of sexual assault as a habitual
felony offender and assessed punishment at fifty-five years of imprisonment.
Semien’s appellate counsel filed a brief that presents counsel’s professional
evaluation of the record and concludes Semien’s appeal is frivolous. See Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App.
1978). We granted an extension of time for Semien to file a pro se brief, but we
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received no response from Semien. We have determined that this appeal is wholly
frivolous. We have independently examined the appellate record, and we agree that
no arguable issues support an appeal. We find it unnecessary to order appointment
of new counsel to re-brief the appeal. Compare Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503,
511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). We affirm the trial court’s judgment. 1
AFFIRMED.
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LEANNE JOHNSON
Justice
Submitted on November 12, 2014
Opinion Delivered November 19, 2014
Do Not Publish
Before Kreger, Horton, and Johnson, JJ.
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Semien may challenge our decision by filing a petition for discretionary
review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.
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