Tracey Angelica Perez v. State

Opinion issued May 7, 2009                                            





 











In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-08-00524-CR

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TRACY ANGELICA PEREZ, Appellant


V.


THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee





On Appeal from the 182nd District Court

 Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 1124589




 

MEMORANDUM OPINION

               Appellant, Tracey Angelica Perez, pleaded guilty to the offense of burglary of a habitation. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 30.02(a)(3) (Vernon 2008). Appellant’s plea of guilty was made without a plea bargain agreement with the State. The trial court deferred adjudication of guilt, and placed appellant on community supervision for six years.  

               The State subsequently filed a motion to adjudicate guilt to which appellant pleaded true to the allegations in the State’s motion to adjudicate without an agreed punishment recommendation from State. Appellant also signed a written stipulation of evidence that included a judicial confession. Following the hearing, the trial court found the allegations in the State’s motion to adjudicate to be true, found appellant guilty as originally charged, and sentenced appellant to confinement for 10 years. Appellant’s counsel filed timely notice of appeal.

               Appellant’s counsel on appeal has filed a brief stating that the record presents no reversible error, that the appeal is without merit and is frivolous, and that the appeal must be dismissed or affirmed. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, (1967). The brief meets the requirements of Anders by presenting a professional evaluation of the record and detailing why there are no arguable grounds for reversal in these cases. Id. at 744, 87 S. Ct. at 1400; see also High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 810 (Tex. Crim. App.1978).

               Counsel represents that she has served a copy of the brief on appellant. Counsel also advised appellant of her 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. Having reviewed the record and counsel’s brief, we agree that the appeal is frivolous and without merit and that there is no reversible error. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826-27(Tex. Crim. App. 2005).

               We note that the trial court’s judgment reflects that appellant was convicted of the offense of burglary of a habitation and includes the statement with intent to commit theft. Appellant’s counsel has requested that the judgment be reformed to reflect that appellant was convicted of the offense of burglary with commission of the offense of theft as alleged in the charging instrument. Texas Penal Code 30.02 provides: A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, the person enters a building habitation and commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft , or an assault. Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 30.02 (a) (3) (Vernon Supp. 2008).

               An appellate court has the power to correct and reform a trial court’s judgment to make the record speak the truth when it has the necessary data and information to do so. Nolan v. State, 39 SS.W.3d 697, 698 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, no pet.) (Citing Asberry v. State, 813 S.W.2d 526, 529 (Tex. App.— Dallas 1991, pet. ref’d); see also Tex. R. App. P. 43.2 (b). ). The record supports modification of the judgment because the information properly alleged an offense pursuant to Texas Penal Code § 30.02 (a) (3, and appellant stipulated to the allegations contained in the charging instrument. Accordingly, the trial court’s judgment is reformed to reflect that appellant was convicted of the offense of burglary of a habitation with commission of the offense of theft.

               We affirm the judgment of the trial court as reformed, and we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. Attorney Patricia Segura must immediately send the notice required by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.5(c) and file a copy of that notice with the Clerk of this Court.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Taft, Bland, and Sharp.

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.