Jeffrey Andrew Bryant v. State

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-17-00397-CR

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JEFFREY ANDREW BRYANT, Appellant V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 258th District Court Polk County, Texas

Trial Cause No. 25142

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

A jury found appellant Jeffrey Andrew Bryant guilty of possession of child pornography. The trial court assessed Bryant’s punishment as an habitual felony offender at twenty-five years of imprisonment.

Bryant’s appellate counsel filed a brief that presents counsel’s professional evaluation of the record and concludes the appeal is frivolous. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App.

1978). On June 11, 2018, we granted an extension of time for Bryant to file a pro se brief. We received no response from Bryant.

We reviewed the appellate record, and we agree with counsel’s conclusion that no arguable issues support an 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.

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STEVE McKEITHEN

Chief Justice

Submitted on September 19, 2018 Opinion Delivered September 26, 2018 Do Not Publish

Before McKeithen, C.J., Horton and Johnson, JJ.

1 Bryant may challenge our decision in this case by filing a petition for discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.