### In The C ou rt o f A p p ea ls Si x t h Appe l l at e Di st r i c t o f Te x as a t Te x ar ka na

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______________________________ CL YDE WASHI

NGTON , Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appea l from the County Court at L aw Bow ie County , Texas Tr ia l Co ur

t N o. 08 M1 06 6- CCL

B e f o r e M o r r i s s , C
. J. , C a

rt e r an d M o s e l e y , JJ. Me mor and

um O pin ion

by Chi e f Jus tic e Mo rr issWas hin g ton a pp e a ls f ro m f our s e pa rate c on vic tio ns of

ha ra ssm e nt i n c ompanion

a pp e a ls, 1 cause numbers 06-08-00228- CR, 06-08- 00229-CR, 06- 00230-CR, a nd 06-00231-CR, i n wh ich opinions are relea sed t his date. He was sente nced in e ach c ase to 120 da y s' confine ment, with the sentenc es to run conc urre ntly and fine s of $2,000.00.

2 MEMORANDUM OPI

NI ON Cly de Washington appea ls f rom his conviction by

a jury of the off ense of hara ssment. See T EX . P EN A L C ODE ANN . § 42 .07 (Vern on 20 03 ). Th e jur y a sse sse d h is p un ish me nt a t 12 0 d ay s' confine ment and a fine of $2,000.00. Washington was repr esente d by the publ ic def ender ' s office 1 at trial and by

appointed counse l on appea l. Washington' s attorney has filed a

brief in whic h she conclude s that the appe al is frivolous and without merit, afte r a revie w of the record a nd the re lated law. Counsel state s th a t s h e h a s s tu d ie d th e r e c o r d

an d f in d s n o e r r o r p r e s e r v e d f o r a p p e a l t hat could be suc cessf

ully argued. The brief c ontains a prof essional evaluation of the rec ord and advanc es two arguable g rounds for revie w. This me ets the require ments ofAn de rs v. Cal ifo rn ia , 386 U. S. 7 38 (1 96 7) ; Sta

ffo rd v . S tate , 813 S.W .2d 503 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991); and Hi gh v . S tate , 573 S.W .2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. [ Panel Op.] 1978). Counsel mailed a copy

of the brie f to Washington April 2, 2009, informing Washington of his ri g ht t o e xami ne the e nti re a pp e llate re c or d a

nd to fi le a pr o se re sp on se . Coun se l si mul tane ou sly filed a motion with this C ourt seekingto withdraw a s counsel in this appea l, and re questing an
e xten sio n o f t ime fo r Wa sh ing ton to f ile his pr o s e re sp on se . T hat e xten sio n w a s g ra nte d b y thi s Court until M ay

28, 2009. Counsel also notified this Court in that motion that Washington had not3

kept her office informed of

his where abouts since his re lease from custody and that she was
uncer tain as to whethe r he ha d rec eived th e l ett er a nd brief she had mailed to him. A cr iminal defe ndant who fa ils to keep his or her attorney informed of

his or her c urre nt addre ss forf eit s the rig ht to rece ive a c opy

of the An de rs brief a

nd the rig ht to file a pro se response . In re Sc hulman , 252 S.W .3d 403 (Tex. C ri m . Ap p . 2008). Washington ha s not filed a re sponse or a reque st for an extension of tim e in which to file suc h a re sponse. We have de termined that this appea l is wholly frivolous. We have inde pendently revie wed the c le rk ' s r e c or d a

nd the re po rt e r' s r e c or d, and we a g re e that no argua

ble iss ue s su

pp or t an a pp e a l. Se e Bl e ds oev . S

tate , 178 S.W .3d 824, 826–27 (Tex. C ri m . App. 2005). In a fr ivolous appeal situation, we are to determine w hether the appe al is withou t m er i t an d i s frivolous, and if so, the appea l must be dismi ssed or a ffirme d. Se e An de rs , 386 U.S. 738.Since we ag ree this c ase prese nts no reve rsible err or, we also, in a ccor dance with An de rs , 2 g rant c ounsel' s reque st to withdraw from f urther r epre sentation of Washi n gt o n in this case. No su bs tit ute c ouns e l w ill be a

pp ointe d. Sho uld

Was hin g ton

wi shto s e e k f

ur the r r e vie w o f t

his c a se by the Texas Court of Criminal Appea ls, Washington m ust either retain an attorney to file a pe tition for discr eti onary

revie w or file a

pro se pe tition for discretionar y revie w. Any

petition for dis c re tio na

ry re vie w mus t be fi le d w ith in thi rt y da y s fr om the date of

e ith e r t his op ini on

or the la st tim e ly mot ion fo r r e he ari ngthat w a s o ve rr ule d b y thi s Co ur t. See T EX . R. A PP . P. 68.2. Any petition for discr etionary

revie w must be filed with this Court, a fter which it will be forwa rded to the Te x as Court of C riminal Appea ls along with the rest of the filings in this case

. SeeT EX . R. A PP . P. 68.3. Any petition f

or discretionar

y revie w should c omply with the require ments of Rule 68.4 of the Te x as Rules of Appellate Procedur e. See T EX . R. A PP . P. 68.4. 4 We a ff ir m th e jud g me nt o f t

he tr ia l c ourt
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J o s hR
. M o r

r i s s , III Chief J ustice Date Submitted: J uly 2, 2009 Date D ecide d: J uly 3, 2009 Do No t Pu

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