Christopher Eugene Gatson v. State

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-12-00491-CR
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CHRISTOPHER EUGENE GATSON, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
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On Appeal from the 1st District Court
Jasper County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 10573JD
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
A jury convicted Christopher Eugene Gatson of aggravated robbery and the
trial court sentenced Gatson to twenty years in prison. Gatson’s appellate counsel
filed a brief that presents counsel’s professional evaluation of the record and
concludes Gatson’s appeal is frivolous. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738
(1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). We granted an
extension of time for Gatson to file a pro se brief, but we received no response
from Gatson. We have determined that this appeal is wholly frivolous. We have
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independently examined the clerk’s record and the reporter’s record, and we agree
that no arguable issues support an appeal. We find it unnecessary to order
appointment of new counsel to re-brief the appeal. Compare Stafford v. State, 813
S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). We affirm the trial court’s judgment. 1
AFFIRMED.
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STEVE McKEITHEN
Chief Justice
Submitted on November 12, 2013
Opinion Delivered January 8, 2014
Do Not Publish
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.
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Gatson may challenge our decision by filing a petition for discretionary
review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.
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