Court Opinion

ID: 4045964
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-09-28 23:59:38.236298+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:30:38.706993
License: Public Domain

In The
              Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

                  No. 06-15-00071-CR

   CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY DAVIDSON, Appellant

                           V.

           THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

        On Appeal from the 196th District Court
                Hunt County, Texas
               Trial Court No. 30032

      Before Morriss, C.J., Moseley and Burgess, JJ.
        Memorandum Opinion by Justice Burgess
                                  MEMORANDUM OPINION
        Christopher Anthony Davidson was convicted of burglary of a building following an open

plea of guilt. He was sentenced to two years’ confinement in state jail and was ordered to pay

$13,350.00 in restitution. Davidson appeals.1

        Davidson’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 proceeding.

Meeting the requirements of Anders v. California, counsel has provided a professional evaluation

of the record demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. 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 July 2, 2015, counsel mailed to Davidson a copy of the brief, the appellate record, and

the motion to withdraw. By letter, counsel informed Davidson of his right to review the record

and file a pro se response. We informed Davidson that any pro se response was due on or before

August 6, 2015. Counsel also explained that Davidson could request an extension of time to file

the pro se response, if needed. To date, Davidson has neither filed a pro se response nor requested

an extension of time in which to do so.

1
 In companion cause numbers 06-15-00065-CR and 06-15-00066-CR, Davidson also appeals judgments convicting
him of possession of less than one gram of methamphetamine and of a second count of burglary of a building.

                                                    2
         We have determined that this appeal is wholly frivolous. We have independently reviewed

the clerk’s and the reporter’s records, and we agree that no arguable issues support an appeal. See

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

         We affirm the trial court’s judgment.2

                                                                   Ralph K. Burgess
                                                                   Justice

Date Submitted:             September 2, 2015
Date Decided:               September 18, 2015

Do Not Publish

2
 Since we agree 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. Anders, 386 U.S. at 744. No substitute counsel
will be appointed. Should appellant wish 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 appellant must file a pro se
petition for discretionary review. Any petition for discretionary review 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. Any petition for discretionary review must be filed with the clerk of the Texas Court of Criminal
Appeals. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.3. 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.

                                                             3