Opinion
No. 04-08-00822-CR
Delivered and Filed: June 24, 2009. DO NOT PUBLISH.
Appealed from the 227th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, Trial Court No. 1998-CR-3838, Honorable Philip A. Kazen, Jr., Judge Presiding. AFFIRMED.
Sitting: REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice, STEVEN C. HILBIG, Justice, MARIALYN BARNARD, Justice.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
After entering a plea of nolo contendere on August 28, 1998, the trial court found Appellant Jonathan Harding Winston guilty of the offense of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. The trial court subsequently sentenced Winston to ten years confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, suspended and probated for a term of ten years. On October 7, 2008, after entering a plea of true to three counts on the State's motion to revoke probation, the trial court revoked Winston's probation and sentenced Winston to eight years confinement. Winston appeals the trial court's sentence on his revocation. Winston's court-appointed attorney filed a brief containing a professional evaluation of the record in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Counsel concludes that the appeal has no merit. Counsel provided Winston with a copy of the brief and informed him of his right to review the record and file his own brief. See Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85-86 (Tex.App.-San Antonio 1997, no pet.); Bruns v. State, 924 S.W.2d 176, 177 n. 1 (Tex.App.-San Antonio 1996, no pet.). Winston did not file a pro se brief. After reviewing the record and counsel's brief, we agree that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. The judgment of the trial court is, therefore, affirmed. Furthermore, we grant appellate counsel's motion to withdraw. Nichols, 954 S.W.2d at 86; Bruns, 924 S.W.2d at 177 n. 1. No substitute counsel will be appointed. Should Winston wish to seek further review of this case by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, he must either retain an attorney to file a petition for discretionary review or file a pro se petition for discretionary review. Any petition for discretionary review must be filed within thirty days from the date of either this opinion or the last timely motion for rehearing that was overruled by this court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2. Any petition for discretionary review must be filed with this court, after which it will be forwarded to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.3; 68.7. Any petition for discretionary review should comply with the requirements of Rule 68.4 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.4.