### TEXA S C OU R T OF A PPEAL S, THIR D DIST R ICT , AT AU STIN

NO. 03- 07 -00 413 -CR

Wil lie Dwa yne Whi tfi e ld , A ppe lla nt

v. The State of Texas, App ellee

F ROM THE DISTRICT CO URT OF MI LAM COUNTY , 20TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. CR21,73 4 , HO NORAB LE ED MAGRE , JUDGE PRESIDI NG

M E M O R

A N D U M O P I N I O N Appellant Willi e Dwa

y ne Whitfield pled g uilty

to a nd was c onvicted of bur g lary of a habitation with intent to commit sex ual assault and of a g g ravated sexual assault. See Tex. P enal Code Ann. §§ 22.021 (West Supp. 2008), 30.02 (West 2003)
. After the jury found an e nhance ment para g raph ( alleg ing that appellant wa s convicted of sexual assault in 1998) to be true, a ppellant was sentenc ed to life imprisonment as a ha bitual offende r. Se e id . § 12.42 (West Supp. 2008). Appellant’s a

pp o in te d a tt o r n e y has filed a

brief c oncluding that the appe al is frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the re quirements of An de rs v . Ca lif or nia , 386 U.S. 738, 743-44 (1 96 7) , b y pr e se nti nga

pr of e ssi on a l e va luatio n o f t

he re c or d d e mon st

r a tin g that th e re a re no a rgua ble g rounds to be adva

nced. Se e Pe ns on v . O hio , 4 88 U. S. 7 5, 80 (1 98 8) ; An de rs , 386 U.S. at 743-44; Hi gh v . S tat e , 57 3 S.W. 2d 80 7, 81 1- 13 (T e x. Cr im. Ap p. 19 78 ); Cur riev . S tat e , 516 S.W .2d 684, 68 4 ( Te x. Cr im. Ap p. 19 74 ); Ga ino us v . S tat e , 436 S.W .2d 137, 138 (Te x . C ri m . Ap p. 1969).No substitute counsel will be appointed. Should appe llant w ish to seek furthe r re view of 1 his case by

the cour t of criminal appe als, he must either r etain an at t o rn ey t o fi l e a petition for discretionar

y revie w or file a pro se petition for discretionary revie w. See ge nerally Tex. R. App. P. 68-79 (g overningproce eding s in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals). An y p et i t ion for dis c re tio na

ry re vie w mus t be fi le d with in t hir ty da y s f ro m th e date of

e ith e r t his op ini on

or the date this Court overrules the last ti m ely motion for rehe aringfiled. See Tex. R. App. P . 68.2. The petition must be filed with this Court, a fter which it will be forwa rded to the court of c ri m inal appea ls a long with the rest of the filings in the c ause. See Tex. R. App. P . 68.3, 68.7. Any petition for discr etionary

revie w should comply

with rules 68.4 and 68.5 of the rules of

appellate proce dure. See Tex. R. App. P . 68.4, 68.5. 2 Ap pe ll ant ’s att orney

se nt a pp e lla nt a c op y of the br ie f a

nd a dv ise d h im that he ha d th e ri g ht t o
e xa mi n e th e r e c o r d a n d f il e a p r o s e b r ie f

. See An de rs , 3 86 U. S. at 74 4; J ac k so n v . S tat e , 485 S.W .2d 553, 553 (Tex. Crim. App. 1972). No pro se br ief ha s been f iled. We ha v e r eviewe d the re cord a

nd counsel’s br ief a

nd ag ree that the appe al is frivolous and without merit. Appellant pled guilty , leaving only the question of whe ther the jury would find the enha nceme nt allegat i o n to be true. I t did, and appellant wa s theref ore se ntence d to life imprisonment. W e find nothing in the reco rd that mig ht arg uably support the appe al. We g rant counsel’s motion to withdraw a nd aff irm the judg ment of convic tion. 1

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____________________________________ David Pury ear , J ustice Be fore Chief J ustice L aw, Justi ces Pury ear and Pember

ton Affir med Filed: August 22, 2008 Do No t Pu

bli sh