Court Opinion

ID: 4324203
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2018-10-25 00:32:55.683516+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:19:50.441893
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In The

                                 Court of Appeals
                     Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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                                NO. 09-18-00073-CR
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                    BILLY WAYNE GILLILAND, Appellant

                                          V.

                        THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
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                    On Appeal from the 253rd District Court
                           Liberty County, Texas
                          Trial Cause No. CR33359
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                           MEMORANDUM OPINION

      A jury found appellant Billy Wayne Gilliland guilty as an habitual offender

of evading arrest or detention with a vehicle and assessed punishment at confinement

for life. Gilliland appealed his conviction.

      Gilliland’s appellate counsel filed a brief that presents counsel’s professional

evaluation of the record and concludes the appeal is frivolous. See Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App.

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1978). On June 25, 2018, we granted an extension of time for Gilliland to file a pro

se brief. We received no response from Gilliland.

      We reviewed the appellate record, and we agree with counsel’s conclusion

that no arguable issues support an appeal. Therefore, we find it unnecessary to order

appointment of new counsel to re-brief the appeal. Cf. Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d

503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). We affirm the trial court’s judgment. 1

      AFFIRMED.

                                             ______________________________
                                                    STEVE McKEITHEN
                                                        Chief Justice

Submitted on October 11, 2018
Opinion Delivered October 24, 2018
Do Not Publish

Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.

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        Gilliland may challenge our decision in this case by filing a petition for
discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.
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