Opinion
NO. 09-14-00436-CR
02-03-2016
CHRIS ALLEN BEAM JR., Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 258th District Court Polk County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 23382
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Chris Allen Beam Jr. pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The trial court sentenced Beam to twenty years in prison. Beam's appellate counsel filed a brief that presents counsel's professional evaluation of the record and concludes Beam's appeal is frivolous. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). We granted an extension of time for Beam to file a pro se brief, but we received no response from Beam.
We have determined that this appeal is wholly frivolous. We have independently examined the clerk's record and the reporter's record, and we agree that no arguable issues support an appeal. 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.
Beam may challenge our decision by filing a petition for discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68. --------
AFFIRMED.
/s/_________
STEVE McKEITHEN
Chief Justice Submitted on December 31, 2015
Opinion Delivered February 3, 2016
Do Not Publish Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.