No. 12-08-00467-CR
Opinion delivered November 17, 2009. DO NOT PUBLISH.
Appealed from the 241st Judicial District Court of Smith County, Texas.
Panel consisted of WORTHEN, C.J., GRIFFITH, J., and HOYLE, J.
PER CURIAM.
Andrew Alan Burt appeals his conviction for theft. Appellant's counsel 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). We dismiss the appeal.
BACKGROUND
Appellant was charged by information with the offense of theft of the value of $1,500 or more but less than $20,000, a state jail felony. Appellant pleaded guilty to the offense charged in the information. Appellant and his counsel signed an agreed punishment recommendation, an acknowledgment of admonishments, a waiver of service and arraignment, a waiver of confrontation and agreement to stipulate, and a stipulation of evidence judicially confessing to the offense alleged in the information. He also waived his time to file a motion for new trial and a motion in arrest of judgment, his right to appeal, and his right of trial by jury. The trial court accepted Appellant's plea, deferred further proceedings without entering an adjudication of guilt, and ordered that Appellant be placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for three years. As a condition of his community supervision, Appellant was ordered to pay restitution in an amount to be determined. Approximately one month later, the trial court amended the conditions of Appellant's community supervision, and ordered that Appellant pay restitution in the amount of $1,728.15. On October 8, 2008, the State filed a motion to adjudicate and revoke community supervision, alleging that Appellant had violated the terms of his community supervision. Appellant pleaded "true" to the allegations contained in the State's motion. After a hearing, the trial court found the allegations in the State's motion to be true, granted the State's motion to proceed to final adjudication, revoked his community supervision, and adjudged Appellant guilty of theft as charged in the information. The trial court assessed Appellant's punishment at eighteen months in a state jail facility, court costs, and restitution. This appeal followed. ANALYSIS PURSUANT TO ANDERS V. CALIFORNIA
Appellant's counsel filed a brief in compliance with Anders and Gainous , stating that he has diligently reviewed the appellate record and is of the opinion that the record reflects no reversible error and that there is no error upon which an appeal can be predicated. From our review of Appellant's brief, it is apparent that his counsel is well acquainted with the facts in this case. In compliance with Anders , Gainous , and High v. State , 573 S.W.2d 807, 812 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978), counsel's brief presents a chronological summation of the procedural history of the case, and further states that counsel is unable to raise any arguable issues for appeal. We have reviewed the record for reversible error and have found none. CONCLUSION
As required, Appellant's counsel has moved for leave to withdraw. See In re Schulman , 252 S.W.3d 403, 407 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) (orig. proceeding); Stafford v. State , 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). We are in agreement with Appellant's counsel that the appeal is wholly frivolous and his motion for leave to withdraw is hereby granted. See In re Schulman , 252 S.W.3d at 408-09. Counsel has a duty to, within five days of the date of this opinion, send a copy of the opinion and judgment to Appellant and advise him of his right to file a petition for discretionary review. See TEX. R. APP. P. 48.4; In re Schulman , 252 S.W.3d at 411 n. 35. Should Appellant wish to seek further review of this case by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, he must either retain an attorney to file a petition for discretionary review or he must file a pro se petition for discretionary review. Any petition for discretionary review must be filed within thirty days from the date of either this opinion or the last timely motion for rehearing that was overruled by this court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2. Any petition for discretionary review must be filed with this court, after which it will be forwarded to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals along with the rest of the filings in this case. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.3. Any petition for discretionary review should comply with the requirements of Rule 68.4 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.4; In re Schulman , 252 S.W.3d at 408 n. 22. We dismiss Appellant's appeal.