Jimmy Lee Jackson v. State ( 2005 )


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  •        TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
    NO. 03-05-00040-CR
    Jimmy Lee Jackson, Appellant
    v.
    The State of Texas, Appellee
    FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TOM GREEN COUNTY, 51ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
    NO. A-04-0831-S, HONORABLE BARBARA WALTHER, JUDGE PRESIDING
    MEMORANDUM OPINION
    A jury found appellant Jimmy Lee Jackson guilty of possessing ephedrine and
    anhydrous ammonia with intent to manufacture methamphetamine. See Tex. Health & Safety Code
    Ann. § 481.124(a)(1), (2) (West Supp. 2004-05). The court assessed punishment for each count at
    twenty years’ imprisonment.1
    Jackson’s court-appointed attorney filed a brief concluding that the appeal is frivolous
    and without merit. The brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 
    386 U.S. 738
    (1967),
    by presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there are no meritorious
    grounds to be advanced. See also Penson v. Ohio, 
    488 U.S. 75
    (1988); High v. State, 
    573 S.W.2d 807
    (Tex. Crim. App. 1978); Currie v. State, 
    516 S.W.2d 684
    (Tex. Crim. App. 1974); Jackson v.
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    The indictment contained five counts. The State abandoned count five. The court granted
    Jackson’s motion for a directed verdict of acquittal on counts one and two. Jackson was convicted
    on counts three and four.
    State, 
    485 S.W.2d 553
    (Tex. Crim. App. 1972); Gainous v. State, 
    436 S.W.2d 137
    (Tex. Crim. App.
    1969). Jackson received a copy of counsel’s brief and was advised of his right to examine the
    appellate record and to file a pro se brief.
    Jackson did not file a pro se brief, but he did file a copy of his pro se motion for
    appeal originally filed in the trial court. In this document, Jackson complains that he did not receive
    effective assistance of counsel at trial. Jackson’s claim is based on assertions of fact not supported
    by the record before us.
    We have reviewed the record, counsel’s brief, and Jackson’s motion for appeal. We
    find nothing in the record that might arguably support the appeal. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is
    granted.
    The judgments of conviction are affirmed.
    __________________________________________
    Bea Ann Smith, Justice
    Before Justices B. A. Smith, Puryear and Pemberton
    Affirmed
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Do Not Publish
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