In The

Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

No. 06-19-00204-CR

SHANNA LEIGH CARPENTER, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 8th District Court

Hopkins County, Texas

Trial Court No. 1927105

Before Morriss, C.J., Burgess and Stevens, JJ.

Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Morriss
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MEMORANDUM OPINION

Shanna Leigh Carpenter entered an open plea of guilty to burglary of a habitation, a seconddegree felony. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 30.02. After she pled true to the State’s punishment 

enhancement allegation, the trial court sentenced Carpenter to fifteen years’ incarceration and 

ordered her to pay $15,000.00 in restitution. Carpenter appeals.

Carpenter’s attorney on appeal has filed a brief which states that she has reviewed the 

record and has found no genuinely arguable issues that could be raised. The brief sets out the 

procedural history and summarizes the evidence elicited during the course of the trial 

proceeding. Providing a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there are no 

arguable grounds to be advanced, counsel has met the requirements of Anders v. California. See 

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 743–44 (1967); In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403, 406 (Tex. 

Crim. App. 2008) (orig. proceeding); Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 509–10 (Tex. Crim. App. 

1991); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 812–13 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1978). Counsel also 

filed a motion with this Court seeking to withdraw as counsel in this appeal. 

On December 5, 2019, counsel mailed to Carpenter a copy of the brief, the motion to 

withdraw, and a motion for pro se access to the appellate record lacking only Carpenter’s signature. 

Carpenter was informed of her right to review the record and file a pro se response. By letter dated 

December 6, this Court informed Carpenter that her pro se motion for access to the record was due 

on or before December 23. On January 23, 2020, this Court notified Carpenter that any pro se 

response was due on or before February 24. On March 2, this Court further informed Carpenter 

that the case would be set for submission on the briefs on March 23. We received neither a pro se 
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response from Carpenter nor a motion requesting an extension of time in which to file such a 

response.

We have determined that this appeal is wholly frivolous. We have independently reviewed 

the entire appellate record and, like counsel, have determined that no arguable issue supports an 

appeal. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). In the Anders

context, once we determine that the appeal is without merit, we must affirm the trial court’s 

judgment. Id.

We affirm the judgment of the trial court.1

Josh R. Morriss, III

Chief Justice

Date Submitted: March 23, 2020

Date Decided: March 24, 2020

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Since we agree that this case presents no reversible error, we also, in accordance with Anders, grant counsel’s request 

to withdraw from further representation of appellant in this case. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744. No substitute counsel 

will be appointed. Should appellant desire to seek further review of this case by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 

appellant 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 (1) must be filed within thirty days from either the date 

of this opinion or the date on which the last timely motion for rehearing was overruled by this Court, see TEX. R. APP.

P. 68.2, (2) must be filed with the clerk of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, see TEX. R. APP. P. 68.3, and 

(3) should comply with the requirements of Rule 68.4 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, see TEX. R. APP. P.

68.4.