Jason Lloyd Shaunesey v. the State of Texas ( 2024 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-23-00202-CR
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JASON LLOYD SHAUNESEY, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
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On Appeal from the 163rd District Court
Orange County, Texas
Trial Cause No. B220398-R
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Jason Lloyd Shaunesey was charged with possession of between
four and 200 grams of methamphetamine, a second-degree felony. Tex. Health &
Safety Code Ann. § 481.115(d). Because of Shaunesey’s prior criminal record, the
charge was enhanced to a first-degree felony. Tex. Penal Code § 12.42(b).
Shaunesey pleaded “guilty,” and the trial court sentenced him to 20 years in the
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Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. This appeal
followed.
Shaunesey’s appellate counsel filed an Anders brief that presents counsel’s
professional evaluation of the record and concludes the appeal is frivolous; he also
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). On October 24,
2023, we notified Appellant of his right to file a pro se brief and notified him of the
December 27, 2023, deadline for doing so. Appellant requested a 60-day extension
of the deadline for filing his pro se brief, and we granted him an extension until
January 26, 2024, 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 the 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 February 29, 2024
Opinion Delivered March 6, 2024
Do Not Publish
Before Golemon, C.J., Horton and Wright, JJ.
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Appellant may challenge our decision in this case by filing a petition for
discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.
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