Court Opinion

ID: 4101418
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Date Created: 2016-11-23 00:38:15.908536+00
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In The

                                  Court of Appeals
                      Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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                                 NO. 09-15-00453-CR
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                CHRISTOPHER LEE MUSSLEWHITE, Appellant

                                           V.

                  THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
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                 On Appeal from the 1A District Court
                        Jasper County, Texas
                       Trial Cause No. 12240JD
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                            MEMORANDUM OPINION

      A jury found appellant Christopher Lee Musslewhite guilty of burglary of a

building, and the trial court assessed punishment at fifteen years of confinement

and a fine of $1000. 1

      Musslewhite’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.

      1
          The trial court punished Musslewhite as an habitual felony offender.
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Crim. App. 1978). On July 28, 2016, we granted an extension of time for

Musslewhite to file a pro se brief. We received no response from Musslewhite.

      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 October 28, 2016
Opinion Delivered November 16, 2016
Do Not Publish

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

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