Billy Gene Shook III v. The State of Texas Appeal from 253rd District Court of Liberty County (memorandum opinion)
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In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ________________ NO. 09-22-00153-CR ________________ BILLY GENE SHOOK III, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee ________________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 253rd District Court Liberty County, Texas Trial Cause No. CR34455 ________________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant Billy Gene Shook III was convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child, a first degree felony, and sentenced to life in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 21.02(b). We affirm. Shook’s appellate counsel filed an Anders brief that presents counsel’s professional evaluation of the record and concludes the appeal is frivolous; he then 1 filed a motion to withdraw as counsel. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). Shook was notified of his right to file a pro se brief, but we received no response from Appellant. We have reviewed the appellate record, and we agree with counsel’s conclusion that no arguable issues support an 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.1 AFFIRMED. ________________________________ JAY WRIGHT Justice Submitted on May 2, 2023 Opinion Delivered June 21, 2023 Do Not Publish Before Horton, Johnson and Wright, JJ. Shook may challenge our decision in this case by filing a petition for discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68. 2 1
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