Christopher Eugene Gatson v. The State of TexasAppeal from 1st District Court of Jasper County (memorandum opinion by chief justice mckeithen)
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In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-12-00491-CR ____________________ CHRISTOPHER EUGENE GATSON, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee _________________________________ ______________________ On Appeal from the 1st District Court Jasper County, Texas Trial Cause No. 10573JD ____________________________________________ ____________ MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury convicted Christopher Eugene Gatson of aggravated robbery and the trial court sentenced Gatson to twenty years in prison. Gatson s appellate counsel filed a brief that presents counsel s professional evaluation of the record and concludes Gatson s appeal is frivolous. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). We granted an extension of time for Gatson to file a pro se brief, but we received no response from Gatson. We have determined that this appeal is wholly frivolous. We have 1 independently examined the clerk s record and the reporter s record, and we agree that no arguable issues support an appeal. We find it unnecessary to order appointment of new counsel to re-brief the appeal. Compare Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). We affirm the trial court s judgment. 1 AFFIRMED. ______________________________ STEVE McKEITHEN Chief Justice Submitted on November 12, 2013 Opinion Delivered January 8, 2014 Do Not Publish Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ. 1 Gatson may challenge our decision by filing a petition for discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68. 2
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