Opinion
11-23-00175-CR
06-27-2024
JACOB FLOYD SHELTON, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
Do not publish. See Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
On Appeal from the 29th District Court Palo Pinto County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 17380
Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J., Trotter, J., and Williams, J.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN M. BAILEY CHIEF JUSTICE
Appellant, Jacob Floyd Shelton, entered an open plea of guilty to the offense of failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements, a third-degree felony. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 62.102 (West 2018). The trial court accepted Appellant's plea, found him guilty, and recessed for a later punishment and sentencing hearing. At the hearing, the State called six witnesses, and offered Appellant's police interview and prior judgment of conviction. Appellant's father and a friend of Appellant testified on his behalf. The trial court assessed his punishment at confinement for five years in the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and a $1,500 fine.
Appellant's court-appointed counsel has filed a motion to withdraw in this court. The motion is supported by a brief in which counsel professionally and conscientiously examines the record and applicable law and concludes that there are no arguable issues to present on appeal. Counsel provided Appellant with a copy of the brief, a copy of the motion to withdraw, an explanatory letter, and a copy of both the clerk's record and the reporter's record. Counsel also advised Appellant of his right to review the record and file a response to counsel's brief, and of his right to file a petition for discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68. As such, court-appointed counsel has complied with the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008); and Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).
Appellant has not filed a pro se response to counsel's Anders brief. Following the procedures outlined in Anders and Schulman, we have independently reviewed the record, and we agree that the appeal is without merit.
We note that Appellant has the right to file a petition for discretionary review pursuant to Rule 68 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Accordingly, we grant counsel's motion to withdraw, and we affirm the judgment of the trial court.