In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-07-552 CR
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DESHAWN PAUL HALL A/K/A DESHAWN PAUL DAVIS, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 95736
Appellant Deshawn Paul Hall a/k/a Deshawn Paul Davis entered a non-negotiated plea of no contest to an indictment for failure to register as a sex offender. The trial court convicted Hall and sentenced him to nineteen months of confinement in a state jail facility. The trial court certified that this is not a plea-bargain case, and the defendant has the right of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(d).
Hall's counsel filed a brief that presents counsel's professional evaluation of the record and concludes the appeal is frivolous. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). On January 17, 2008, we gave Hall an extension of time in which to file a pro se brief. We received no response from the appellant.
Because there was no plea bargain agreement, we have jurisdiction over the appeal. See Jack v. State, 871 S.W.2d 741, 744 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994). The required admonishments appear in the record. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 26.13 (Vernon Supp. 2007). Hall signed a judicial confession in which he admitted guilt. Hall does not contest the voluntariness of his plea of no contest.
We have reviewed the appellate record, and we agree with counsel's conclusion that no arguable issues support an appeal. Therefore, 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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DAVID GAULTNEY
Justice
Submitted on April 8, 2008
Opinion Delivered April 9, 2008
Do Not Publish
Before McKeithen, C.J., Gaultney and Kreger, JJ.
1. Appellant may challenge our decision in this case by filing a petition for discretionary
review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.