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Debose v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Twelfth District, Tyler
Sep 2, 2009
No. 12-08-00362-CR (Tex. App. Sep. 2, 2009)

Opinion

No. 12-08-00362-CR

Opinion delivered September 2, 2009. DO NOT PUBLISH.

Appeal from the 241st Judicial District Court Smith County, Texas.

Panel consisted of WORTHEN, C.J., GRIFFITH, J., and HOYLE, J.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Dominique Debose appeals his conviction of aggravated assault of a child, for which he was sentenced to imprisonment for life. 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 indictment with aggravated sexual assault of a child and pleaded "guilty." The matter proceeded to a bench trial on punishment. Ultimately, the trial court found Appellant "guilty" as charged and sentenced Appellant to imprisonment for life. This appeal followed.

Analysis Pursuant to Anders v. California

Appellant's counsel filed a brief in compliance with Anders v. California and Gainous v. State . Appellant's counsel states 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. He further relates that he is well acquainted with the facts in this case. In compliance with Anders , Gainous , and High v. State , 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1978), Appellant's brief presents a chronological summation of the procedural history of the case and further states that Appellant's counsel is unable to raise any arguable issues for appeal. We have likewise reviewed the record for reversible error and have found none.

Conclusion

As required by Stafford v. State , 813 S.W.2d 503 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991), Appellant's counsel has moved for leave to withdraw. See also In re Schulman , 252 S.W.3d 403, 407 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) (orig. proceeding). We carried the motion for consideration with the merits. Having done so and finding no reversible error, Appellant's counsel's motion for leave to withdraw is hereby granted and the appeal is dismissed .


Summaries of

Debose v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Twelfth District, Tyler
Sep 2, 2009
No. 12-08-00362-CR (Tex. App. Sep. 2, 2009)
Case details for

Debose v. State

Case Details

Full title:DOMINIQUE DEBOSE, APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Twelfth District, Tyler

Date published: Sep 2, 2009

Citations

No. 12-08-00362-CR (Tex. App. Sep. 2, 2009)