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NO. 12-11-00339-CR

                      IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

          TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

                                   TYLER, TEXAS

MICHAEL DESHUN THOMPSON,                        §           APPEALS FROM THE 2ND
APPELLANT

V.                                              §           JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
APPELLEE                                        §           CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS

                                 MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                     PER CURIAM
       Michael DeShun Thompson appeals his conviction for aggravated assault. Appellant’s
counsel has filed a brief asserting compliance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct.
1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967) and Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex. Crim. App. 1969).
We modify the judgment and affirm as modified.

                                         BACKGROUND
       In 2010, Appellant pleaded guilty to the offense of aggravated assault. Pursuant to a plea
agreement, the trial court found that the evidence substantiated Appellant’s guilt but deferred a
finding of guilt and placed him on deferred adjudication community supervision. In 2011, the
State filed a motion to adjudicate Appellant’s guilt.     In the motion, the State alleged that
Appellant committed a new offense, specifically evading arrest or detention, that he failed to pay
various fees, and that he was not current on his community service obligations.
       Appellant pleaded not true to the allegations. Following a hearing, the trial court found
that Appellant had committed evading arrest or detention and that he was not current on his
community service obligation. The trial court found Appellant guilty and assessed a sentence of
imprisonment for eighteen years. This appeal followed.

                             ANALYSIS PURSUANT TO ANDERS V. CALIFORNIA
         Appellant’s counsel has filed a brief in compliance with Anders and Gainous. Counsel
states that he has diligently reviewed the appellate record and that he is well acquainted with the
facts of this case. In compliance with Anders, Gainous, and High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex.
Crim. App. 1978), counsel’s brief presents a thorough chronological summary of the procedural
history of the case and further states that counsel is unable to present any arguable issues for
appeal. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 745, 87 S. Ct. at 1400; see also Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80,
109 S. Ct. 346, 350, 102 L. Ed. 2d 300 (1988). We have conducted our own independent review
of the record and have found no reversible error.1 See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826-27
(Tex. Crim. App. 2005).
         Our review of the record did reveal a typographical error. The final judgment states that
Appellant was found guilty of aggravated assault and that the statute he violated was Section
22.02(a)(2), Texas Human Resources Code. That statute does not exist. Appellant was charged
with aggravated assault, as defined by Section 22.02 of the Texas Penal Code, he pleaded guilty to
that offense, and the trial court found him guilty of that offense. The reference to the Human
Resources Code is a typographical error.

                                                   CONCLUSION
         As required, Appellant’s counsel has moved for leave to withdraw. See In re Schulman,
252 S.W.3d 403, 407 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) (orig. proceeding); Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d
503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). We agree with counsel that there are no appealable issues,
except with respect to the inaccurate code citation in the judgment. Accordingly, his motion for
leave to withdraw is hereby granted.
         When, as here, we have all the necessary information before us to correct a typographical
or clerical error in the judgment, we have the authority to modify the judgment so that it speaks the
truth. See TEX. R. APP. P. 43.2(b) French v. State, 830 S.W.2d 607, 609 (Tex. Crim. App. 1992);

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            Counsel for Appellant certified that he provided Appellant with a copy of his brief and informed Appellant
that he had the right to file his own brief. Appellant was given time to file his own brief. The time provided for filing
a brief has expired, and we have received no pro se brief.

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see, e.g., Rodriguez v. State, No. 05-11-01734-CR, 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 1043, at *10 (Tex.
App.–Dallas Feb. 5, 2013, no pet. h.) (mem. op., not designated for publication) (correcting code
citation in judgment). Therefore, we modify the judgment to reflect that Appellant was convicted
of an offense defined by Section 22.02 of the penal code and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 43.2.
         Counsel has a duty, within five days of the date of this opinion, to send a copy of the
opinion and judgment to Appellant and advise him of his right to file a petition for discretionary
review. See TEX. R. APP. P. 48.4; In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 411 n.35. Should Appellant
wish to seek further review of this case by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, he must either
retain an attorney to file a petition for discretionary review or he must file a pro se petition for
discretionary review. See In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 408 n.22.                  Any petition for
discretionary review must be filed within thirty days from the date of either this opinion or the date
the last timely motion for rehearing is overruled by this court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2. Any
petition for discretionary review must be filed with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. See TEX.
R. APP. P. 68.3. Any petition for discretionary review must comply with the requirements of Rule
68.4 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.4; In re Schulman, 252
S.W.3d at 408 n.22.
Opinion delivered May 15, 2013.
Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and Hoyle, J.

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                                     COURT OF APPEALS
           TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT OF TEXAS
                                             JUDGMENT

                                              MAY 15, 2013

                                         NO. 12-11-00339-CR

                               MICHAEL DESHUN THOMPSON,
                                        Appellant
                                           V.
                                  THE STATE OF TEXAS,
                                        Appellee

                             Appeals from the 2nd Judicial District Court
                           of Cherokee County, Texas. (Tr.Ct.No. 17,691)

                        THIS CAUSE came to be heard on the appellate record and briefs filed herein,
and the same being considered, it is the opinion of this court that the judgment of the trial court below
should be modified and as modified, affirmed.
                        It is therefore ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that the judgment of
the court below be modified to reflect that Appellant was convicted of an offense defined by Section
22.02 of the Texas Penal Code, not the Human Resources Code, and as modified, the judgment of the
trial court is affirmed.
                        It is further ORDERED that Appellant’s counsel’s motion to withdraw is
granted, and that this decision be certified to the court below for observance.
                        By per curiam opinion.
                       Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and Hoyle, J.

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