Alexander Vantolt Tolbert v. The State of TexasAppeal from 21st District Court of Burleson County (memorandum opinion by chief justice gray)

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IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-12-00223-CR ALEXANDER VANTOLT TOLBERT, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee From the 21st District Court Burleson County, Texas Trial Court No. 13,990 MEMORANDUM OPINION Alexander Vantolt Tolbert was convicted of the offenses of aggravated robbery and injury to an elderly person. TEX. PEN. CODE ANN. §§ 29.03, 22.04 (West 2011). Tolbert s sole issue complains that the evidence was insufficient for the trial court to have assessed attorney s fees in the judgment on the aggravated robbery (Count I). The State agrees with Tolbert. The trial court determined that Tolbert was indigent during the proceedings and no evidence was presented of any change in that status. In accordance with the opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals in Mayer v. State, 309 S.W.3d 552, 557 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010), we agree that the evidence was insufficient and the judgment in Count I should be modified to delete these assessments. Tolbert s sole issue is sustained. We find that the trial court erred by assessing attorney s fees and modify the judgment in Count I by deleting the award of attorney s fees. As modified, the judgments of conviction are affirmed. TOM GRAY Chief Justice Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Davis, and Justice Scoggins Modified, and as Modified, Affirmed Opinion delivered and filed May 9, 2013 Do not publish [CR25] Tolbert v. State Page 2

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