Johnny Manuel Johnson v. State

Opinion issued January 5, 2006

                














In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-04-01082-CR

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JOHNNY JOHNSON, Appellant


V.


THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee





On Appeal from the 184th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 841997




 

MEMORANDUM OPINION

               Appellant, Johnny Manuel Johnson, pleaded guilty to the offense of aggravated sexual assault of a child with an agreed recommendation by the State as to punishment. The trial court deferred adjudication of guilt and placed appellant on community service probation for a period of 10 years.

               On June 24, 2004, the State filed a motion to adjudicate guilt. On September 16, 2004, the appellant pleaded true to the allegations in the motion to adjudicate that he failed to participate in the Harris County Community Supervision Corrections Department community service restitution program (CSRP) as ordered by the court. Appellant signed under oath a written waiver of constitutional rights, agreement to stipulate to evidence, and judicial confession. The document provided, among other things that appellant violated his conditions of community supervision in that he “didn’t go to community service as ordered” and that appellant intended to enter a plea of true and the prosecutor will recommend that my punishment be 13 years Texas Department of Corrections. The plea agreement document was also signed by appellant’s counsel, the prosecutor and the trial court.

               The trial court found the allegation to be true and adjudicated appellant guilty. In accordance with appellant’s plea bargain agreement with the State, the trial court then assessed punishment at confinement for 13 years. Appellant gave timely 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 Justices Taft, Keyes, and Hanks.

Do not publish.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