Opinion
No. 09-09-00339-CR
Submitted on March 30, 2011.
Opinion Delivered May 18, 2011. DO NOT PUBLISH.
On Appeal from the County Court, Jasper County, Texas, Trial Cause No. JC28604.
Before GAULTNEY, KREGER, and HORTON, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
A jury convicted Jacqueline Bailey of deadly conduct. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.05(a) (West 2003). The trial court sentenced Bailey to ninety days in jail, suspended imposition of all but ten days of such sentence, placed Bailey on community supervision for two years, assessed a fine of $1,000, and eighty hours of community service. Bailey's appellate counsel filed an Anders brief. 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). Counsel's brief presents his professional evaluation of the record that there are no arguable grounds to be advanced in this appeal. Counsel provided Bailey with a copy of this brief. In response, Bailey filed a pro se brief, essentially arguing that the evidence is factually and legally insufficient to support her conviction and that the authorities' conduct toward her violated her Fourth Amendment constitutional rights. The appellate court need not address the merits of issues raised in Anders briefs or pro se responses. Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826-27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). In these circumstances, the Court of Criminal Appeals has held that we may determine either: (1) that the appeal is wholly frivolous and issue an opinion explaining that the court has reviewed the record and finds no reversible error, or (2) that arguable grounds for appeal exist and remand the cause to the trial court so that new counsel may be appointed to brief the issues. Id. We have independently reviewed the clerk's record and the reporter's record, the Anders brief, and the pro se response in this case, and we agree with Bailey's appellate counsel that no arguable issues support an appeal. See id. Therefore, we find it unnecessary to order appointment of new counsel to re-brief Bailey's appeal. See id.; compare Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). We affirm the trial court's judgment. AFFIRMED.
Bailey is also known as "Jacquline Bailey."
Bailey may challenge our decision in this case by filing a petition for discretionary review. Tex. R. App. P. 68.