Wesley Jacob Jones v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 10, 2022
• Docket: 09-22-00021-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-22-00021-CR __________________

WESLEY JACOB JONES, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 356th District Court Hardin County, Texas Trial Cause No. 25864 __________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

In an open plea, appellant Wesley Jacob Jones pleaded guilty to the offense

of repeated violation of court order or condition of bond. See Tex. Penal Code Ann.

§ 25.072. After conducting a sentencing hearing, the trial court found Jones guilty

of the offense of repeated violation of court order or condition of bond and assessed

Jones’s punishment at five years of confinement.

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

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

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

Crim. App. 1978). On April 27, 2022, we granted an extension of time for Jones to

file a pro se brief. We received no response from Jones.

We have independently reviewed the appellate record, and we agree with

counsel’s conclusion that no arguable issues support the appeal. See id. 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Submitted on August 1, 2022 Opinion Delivered August 10, 2022 Do Not Publish

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

1Jones may challenge our decision in this case by filing a petition for discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.1. 2