Court Opinion

ID: 4298742
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Date Created: 2018-07-27 23:53:22.348563+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:41:42.582534
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In The

                                 Court of Appeals
                     Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
                               ________________
                               NO. 09-17-00405-CR
                               ________________

                       TONYA ANN VALLOT, Appellant

                                          V.

                  THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
__________________________________________________________________

              On Appeal from the Criminal District Court
                        Jefferson County, Texas
                       Trial Cause No. 17-26987
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                           MEMORANDUM OPINION

      In an open plea, Tonya Ann Vallot pleaded guilty to felony driving while

intoxicated. 1 The trial court found that the evidence substantiated Vallot’s guilt and

sentenced Vallot to ten years of confinement.

      Vallot’s appellate counsel filed an Anders brief that presents counsel’s

professional evaluation of the record and concludes that the appeal is frivolous. See

      1
       The record reflects that Vallot pleaded “true” to two prior convictions for
driving while intoxicated.
                                               1
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex.

Crim. App. 1978). On March 7, 2018, we granted an extension of time for Vallot to

file a pro se brief. We received no response from Vallot. We have reviewed the

appellate record, and we agree with counsel’s conclusion that no arguable issues

support the 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. 2

      AFFIRMED.

                                              ______________________________
                                                     STEVE McKEITHEN
                                                         Chief Justice

Submitted on June 26, 2018
Opinion Delivered July 25, 2018
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Before McKeithen, C.J., Horton and Johnson, JJ.

      2
         Vallot may challenge our decision in this case by filing a petition for
discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.
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