Opinion
NO. 09-10-00517-CR
03-21-2012
BILLY DON RAMAGE, SR., Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 435th District Court
Montgomery County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 10-04-03881-CR
MEMORANDUM OPINION
A jury found Ramage guilty of two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. After a hearing on punishment, during which Ramage pleaded true to nine enhancement paragraphs, the trial court sentenced Ramage to eighty years of confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on each count and ordered the sentences to run concurrently. Ramage's appellate counsel filed a brief that presents counsel's professional evaluation of the record and concludes the appeal is frivolous. 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). On December 8, 2011, we granted an extension of time for appellant to file a pro se brief. We received no response from Ramage.
We have reviewed the appellate record, and we agree with counsel's conclusion that no arguable issues support an appeal. Therefore, 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.
Appellant may challenge our decision in this case by filing a petition for discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.
AFFIRMED.
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CHARLES KREGER
Justice
Submitted on March 1, 2012
Opinion Delivered March 21, 2012
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Before Gaultney, Kreger, and Horton, JJ.