John Arnold Desherlia entered a non-negotiated guilty plea to the state jail felony offense of forgery. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 32.21(d) (Vernon Supp. 2007). The trial court convicted and sentenced Desherlia to two years of confinement in a state jail facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division.

On appeal, Desherlia's 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, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). On August 30, 2007, we granted an extension of time for the appellant to file a pro se brief. We received no response from appellant.

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. Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826-27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005); 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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DAVID GAULTNEY

Justice

Submitted on February 5, 2008

Opinion Delivered February 13, 2008

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Before McKeithen, C.J., Gaultney and Kreger, JJ.

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