NO. 12-06-00005-CR
NO. 12-06-00006-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
TYLER, TEXAS
LEWIS J. GILBERT, § APPEALS FROM THE 258TH
APPELLANT
V. § JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
APPELLEE § TRINITY COUNTY, TEXAS
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM
Lewis J. Gilbert appeals his conviction for the offenses of sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child. Appellant pleaded guilty to both offenses, and his appellate counsel has filed a brief in compliance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967), and Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex. Crim. App. 1969). Appellant did not file a brief. We affirm.
Background
Appellant pleaded guilty to the offenses of sexual assault of a child1 and indecency with a child.2 The victims were his stepdaughters. There was no plea agreement. The trial court found Appellant guilty and assessed punishment at twenty years of imprisonment on each charge. This appeal followed.
Analysis Pursuant to Anders v. California
Appellant’s counsel has filed a brief in compliance with Anders and Gainous. Counsel states that he has diligently reviewed the appellate record and that he is well acquainted with the facts of this case. In compliance with Anders, Gainous, and High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978), counsel’s brief presents a chronological summary of the procedural history of the case and further states that counsel is unable to present any arguable issues for appeal.
We have considered the brief submitted by Appellant’s counsel and have conducted our own independent review of the record. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 745, 87 S. Ct. at 1400; see also Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S. Ct. 346, 350, 102 L. Ed. 2d 300 (1988). We have found no reversible error. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).
Conclusion
As required, Appellant’s counsel has moved for leave to withdraw. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). After considering the record and the brief and having found no reversible error, we affirm the judgment of the trial court and grant Appellant’s counsel’s motion for leave to withdraw.
Opinion delivered August 31, 2006.
Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J. and Hoyle, J.
(DO NOT PUBLISH)
1 Appellate cause number 12–06–00005–CR.
2 Appellate cause number 12–06–00006–CR.