David Charles Hatch v. State ( 2006 )

Opinion issued May 26, 2006  

In The

Court of Appeals

For The  

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-05-00534-CR

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DAVID CHARLES HATCH, Appellant  

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 208th

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 1010792

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MEMORANDUM OPINION  

          Appellant, David Charles Hatch, pleaded guilty to the felony offense of aggravated sexual assault of a child, and the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for 20 years. We affirm.

          Appellant’s court-appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw as counsel and a brief concluding that this appeal is without merit. Counsel’s brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 1400 (1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record that demonstrates the lack of arguable grounds of error. See High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 811 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978); Moore v. State, 845 S.W.2d 352, 353 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1992, pet. ref’d).

          Counsel represents that he served a copy of the brief on appellant. Counsel also advised appellant of his right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se brief. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). More than 30 days have passed, and appellant has not filed a pro se brief. We have carefully reviewed the record and counsel’s brief. We find no reversible error in the record, and agree that the appeal is without merit. We therefore affirm the judgment of the trial court.

          We grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. See Stephens v. State, 35 S.W.3d 770, 771 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2000, no pet.).

          Any pending motions are denied as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Nuchia, Keyes, and Hanks.

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).