In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-16-00040-CR
NO. 09-16-00041-CR
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CHAD WILLIAM DERESE, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
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On Appeal from the Criminal District Court
Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause Nos. 13-17169, 13-17170
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Pursuant to plea bargain agreements, appellant Chad William Derese
pleaded guilty as a habitual offender to robbery and evading arrest or detention
with a motor vehicle. In each case, the trial court found the evidence sufficient to
find Derese guilty, but deferred further proceedings, placed Derese on community
supervision for ten years, and assessed a fine of $1000. The State subsequently
filed a motion to revoke Derese’s unadjudicated community supervision in each
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case. In both cases, Derese pleaded “true” to several violations of the conditions of
his community supervision. In each case, the trial court found that Derese had
violated the conditions of his community supervision, found Derese guilty of
robbery and evading arrest, and assessed punishment at twenty-five years of
confinement in each case. The trial court ordered that the sentences would run
concurrently.
Derese’s appellate counsel filed briefs that present counsel’s professional
evaluation of the records and conclude the appeals are frivolous. See Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App.
1978). On June 8, 2016, we granted an extension of time for Derese to file pro se
briefs. We received no response from Derese. We have reviewed the appellate
records, and we agree with counsel’s conclusion that no arguable issues support the
appeals. Therefore, we find it unnecessary to order appointment of new counsel to
re-brief the appeals. Cf. Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App.
1991). We affirm the trial court’s judgments. 1
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Derese may challenge our decision in these cases by filing petitions for
discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.
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AFFIRMED.
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STEVE McKEITHEN
Chief Justice
Submitted on September 8, 2016
Opinion Delivered October 5, 2016
Do Not Publish
Before McKeithen, C.J., Horton and Johnson, JJ.
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Chad William Derese v. State
Combined Opinion