Geovanny Francisco Laguan v. The State of TexasAppeal from County Court at Law No 3 of Fort Bend County (memorandum opinion by chief justice radack)
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Opinion issued May 1, 2014. In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas NOS. 01-12-00650-CR 01-12-00651-CR GEOVANNY FRANCISCO LAGUAN, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 3 Fort Bend County, Texas Trial Court Case Nos. 11-CCR-158234 & 11-CCR-158058 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, Geovanny Francisco Laguan, was convicted of operating a motor vehicle without a driver s license and cutting across a driveway at an intersection to turn from one highway to another. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 12.41(3) (Vernon 2011) & TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 521.025 (Vernon 2013). Appellant did not request or pay for a reporter s record for over a year after these appeals were filed. The record contains no suggestion that appellant is indigent, nor has appellant made any request that a record be provided at no cost to him. After appellant was given notice and an opportunity to cure, which he failed to do, this Court ordered that the appeals be submitted for decision without a reporter s record. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3(c)(1). Appellant s briefs were due August 19, 2013. However, appellant did not file briefs, and this Court ordered that the cases be submitted without briefs if none were filed by October 17, 2013. Four months have passed and no briefs have been filed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(b)(4). Absent briefs, no issues are presented for our review. Nevertheless, in the interest of justice, we have reviewed the record for unassigned fundamental error. See Lott v. State, 874 S.W. 2d 687, 688 (Tex. Crim. App. 1994) (reviewing appeal for unassigned fundamental error when appellant failed to file brief on appeal). Finding no unassigned fundamental error, we affirm the trial court s judgment. Sherry Radack Chief Justice Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Massengale and Huddle. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). 2
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