Jake Knight Jones v. State of Texas--Appeal from Criminal District Court of Jefferson County

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-01-337 CR
NO. 09-01-338 CR
NO. 09-01-339 CR
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JAKE KNIGHT JONES, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court
Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause Nos. 75327, 75328 and 75329
MEMORANDUM OPINION

Jake Knight Jones pleaded guilty in Cause Nos. 75327, 75328, and 75329, to three separate indictments for the first degree felony offense of engaging in organized criminal activity. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. 71.02(a)(1) (Vernon Supp. 2002). Following plea bargain agreements between Jones and the State, the trial court deferred adjudication of guilt. In each case, the court placed Jones on community supervision for ten years, but the court found Jones violated the terms of the community supervision orders in subsequent hearings on the State's motions to adjudicate guilt. Jones was sentenced to concurrent twenty year terms of confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.

Appellate counsel filed briefs that conclude no arguable error is presented in these appeals. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). On May 30, 2002, Jones was given an extension of time in which to file a pro se brief. We received no response from the appellant. Because the appeals involve the application of well-settled principles of law, we deliver this memorandum opinion. See Tex. R. App. P. 47.1.

The notices of appeal filed by Jones failed to invoke our appellate jurisdiction to review issues relating to his convictions. White v. State, 61 S.W.3d 424, 428-29 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001). (1) Although a general notice of appeal invokes our jurisdiction to consider issues relating to the process by which Jones was punished, no error relating to punishment was preserved. Vidaurri v. State, 49 S.W.3d 880, 883, 885 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001).

We have reviewed the clerk's records and the reporter's records, and find no arguable error requiring us to order appointment of new counsel. Compare Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). The judgments are affirmed.

AFFIRMED.

PER CURIAM

 

Submitted on September 12, 2002

Opinion Delivered September 18, 2002

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Before Walker, C.J., Burgess and Gaultney, JJ.

1. In a plea-bargained, felony case, the notice of appeal must specify that the appeal is for a jurisdictional defect, specify that the substance of the appeal was raised by written motion and ruled on before trial, or state the trial court granted permission to appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(b)(3).