William Jackson Jr. v. State

Opinion issued November 17, 2005










In The

Court of Appeals

For The


First District of Texas

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NO. 01-05-00258-CR

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WILLIAM JACKSON, JR., Appellant


V.


THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee





On Appeal from the 23rd Judicial District Court

Brazoria County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 45753




 

MEMORANDUM OPINION

               Appellant, William Jackson, Jr., pleaded not guilty to the felony offense of

 driving while intoxicated enhanced to a second degree felony. Appellant waived his right to a jury trial. The court found appellant guilty and reset the case for a sentencing hearing. The trial court assessed punishment at confinement for seven years. Appellant gave notice of appeal. We affirm.

               Appellant’s court-appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw as counsel and a brief concluding that this appeal is without merit. Counsel’s brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 1400 (1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record that demonstrates the lack of arguable grounds of error. See High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 811 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978); Moore v. State, 845 S.W.2d 352, 353 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1992, pet. ref’d).

               Counsel represents that he served a copy of the brief on appellant. Counsel also advised appellant of his right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se brief. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). More than 30 days have passed, and appellant has not filed a pro se brief. We have carefully reviewed the record and counsel’s brief. We find no reversible error in the record, and agree that the appeal is without merit. We therefore affirm the judgment of the trial court.

               We grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. See Stephens v. State, 35 S.W.3d 770, 771 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2000, no pet.).

               Any pending motions are denied as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack, and Justices Alcala and Bland

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).