Charles Matthew Farmer v. State of Texas

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-01-208 CR

CHARLES MATTHEW FARMER, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law

Orange County, Texas

Trial Cause No. 74241

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Charles Matthew Farmer pleaded guilty to Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, second offense. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. §§ 49.04(a); 49.09(a) (Vernon Supp. 2002). The judge sentenced Farmer to 310 days of confinement in the Orange County Jail. Farmer filed notice of appeal.

Appellate counsel filed a brief that concludes no arguable error is presented in this appeal. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). On January 10, 2002, we granted an extension of time in which Farmer could file a pro se brief. We received no response from the appellant. Because the appeal involves the application of well-settled principles of law, we deliver this memorandum opinion. See Tex. R. App. P. 47.1.

Farmer received written admonishments regarding the consequences of his plea. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. § 26.13 (Vernon 1989 & Supp. 2002). He signed a judicial confession, and does not contest the voluntariness of his plea.

Our review of the clerk's record and the reporter's record revealed no arguable error requiring us to order appointment of new counsel. Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

AFFIRMED.

PER CURIAM

Submitted on April 26, 2002

Opinion Delivered May 1, 2002

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Before Walker, C.J., Burgess and Gaultney, JJ.