Reginald Carvin Kyles v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 2, 2022
• Docket: 09-21-00226-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-21-00226-CR __________________

REGINALD CARVIN KYLES, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 356th District Court Hardin County, Texas Trial Cause No. 25280 __________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

In an open plea, appellant Reginal Carvin Kyles pleaded guilty to murder.

After conducting a sentencing hearing, the trial court assessed Kyles’s punishment

at life in prison.

Kyles’s appellate counsel filed an Anders brief that presents counsel’s

professional evaluation of the record and concludes that the appeal is frivolous. See

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex.

1 Crim. App. 1978). On November 15, 2021, we granted an extension of time for

Kyles to file a pro se brief. We received no response from Kyles.

We 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.

_________________________ W. SCOTT GOLEMON Chief Justice

Submitted on February 18, 2022 Opinion Delivered March 2, 2022 Do Not Publish

Before Golemon, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.

1 Kyles may challenge our decision in this case by filing a petition for discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68. 2