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Opinion issued January 9, 2003

In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-02-00404-CR
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JERRY JAY DAVIS, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from County Criminal Court at Law No. 4
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1090156

MEMORANDUM  OPINION
	Appellant, Jerry Jay Davis, was convicted by a jury of driving while
intoxicated, and the trial court assessed punishment at 180 days' confinement in jail. 
We affirm.
	Appellant's court-appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw as counsel
and a brief concluding that the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit.  The
brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744, 87 S. Ct.
1396, 1400 (1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record and
demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds of error to be advanced.  See High
v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 811 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978); Moore v. State, 845 S.W.2d
352, 353 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 1992, pet. ref'd).
	The brief states that a copy was delivered to appellant, whom counsel
advised by letter of his right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se brief. 
See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).  More than 30
days have passed, and appellant has not filed a pro se brief.  We have carefully
reviewed the record and counsel's brief.  We find no reversible error in the record,
and agree that the appeal is wholly frivolous.
	However, we do find nonreversible error in the judgment:  it reads that
appellant entered a plea of "guilty."  We may correct and modify the judgment of a
trial court to make the record speak the truth when we have the necessary data and
information to do so, or to make any appropriate order as the law and nature of the
case may require.  See Campbell v. State, 900 S.W.2d 763, 773 (Tex. App.--Waco
1995, no pet.); Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(b), 43.6.  Accordingly, we modify the trial court's
judgment to read that appellant entered a plea of "not guilty."
	We affirm the judgment, as modified.
	We grant counsel's motion to withdraw. (1) See Stephens v. State, 35 S.W.3d
770, 771 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2000, no pet.). 
PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Nuchia and Jennings.
Do not publish.  Tex. R. App. P. 47.
1.    	Counsel still has a duty to inform appellant of the result of this appeal and also
to inform appellant that he may, on his own, pursue discretionary review in the
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.  See Ex parte Wilson, 956 S.W.2d 25, 27
(Tex. Crim. App. 1997).