Jayson MacE Thiebaud v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
• Decided: June 4, 2026
• Docket: 10-25-00178-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Court of Appeals Tenth Appellate District of Texas

10-25-00178-CR

Jayson Mace Thiebaud, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

On appeal from the 18th District Court of Somervell County, Texas Judge Sydney B. Hewlett, presiding Trial Court Cause No. 23-213-DCCR-00038

JUSTICE HARRIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Jayson Mace Thiebaud was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in

prison. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Thiebaud’s appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw and an Anders

brief in support of the motion asserting that he has diligently reviewed the

appellate record and that, in his opinion, the appeal is frivolous. See Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967). Counsel's brief evidences a professional evaluation of the record for error and compliance

with the other duties of appointed counsel. We conclude that counsel has

performed the duties required of appointed counsel. See Anders, 386 U.S. at

744; High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 812 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978); see also Kelly

v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319-320 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); In re Schulman, 252

S.W.3d 403, 407 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).

In reviewing an Anders appeal, we must, "after a full examination of all

the proceedings, ... decide whether the case is wholly frivolous." Anders, 386

U.S. at 744; see Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S. Ct. 346, 102 L. Ed. 2d

300 (1988); accord Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 509-11 (Tex. Crim. App.

1991). An appeal is "wholly frivolous" or "without merit" when it "lacks any

basis in law or fact." McCoy v. Court of Appeals, 486 U.S. 429, 439 n. 10, 108

S. Ct. 1895, 100 L. Ed. 2d 440 (1988). After a review of the entire record in this

appeal, we have determined the appeal to be wholly frivolous. See Bledsoe v.

State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826-27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Accordingly, we affirm

the trial court's judgment.

Counsel's motion to withdraw from representation of Thiebaud is

granted.

LEE HARRIS Justice

Thiebaud v. State Page 2 OPINION DELIVERED and FILED: June 4, 2026 Before Chief Justice Johnson, Justice Smith, and Justice Harris Affirmed; motion granted Do Not Publish CRPM

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