Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2009

De'Erick Deshawn Pratt v. State

De'Erick Deshawn Pratt v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided July 9, 2009

De'Erick Deshawn Pratt v. State

Opinion

Opinion issued July 9, 2009










In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NOS. 01-08-00083-CR

          01-08-00136-CR

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DE’ERIC DESHAWN PRATT, Appellant


V.


THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee





On Appeal from the 262nd District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause Nos. 1112079 and 1112078




 

MEMORANDUM OPINIONAppellant, De’Eric Deshawn Pratt, pleaded guilty, without an agreed recommendation as to punishment with the State, to two separate offenses of aggravated robbery. Before assessing punishment, the trial court ordered a pre-sentence investigation report and rescheduled the cases for a hearing. Following a pre-sentence investigation hearing, the trial court sentenced appellant to confinement for 20 years in trial court cause number 1112079 and to confinement for 23 years in trial court cause number 1112078. The trial court ordered the sentences to run concurrently. We affirm.

          Appellant’s counsel on appeal has filed a brief stating that the records present no reversible error, that the appeals are without merit and are frivolous, and that the appeals must be dismissed or affirmed. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396 (1967). The brief meets the requirements of Anders by presenting a professional evaluation of the record and detailing why there are no arguable grounds for reversal. Id. at 744, 87 S. Ct. at 1400; see also High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 810 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978).

          Counsel represents that he has served a copy of the brief on appellant. Counsel also advised appellant of his right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se brief. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). More than 30 days have passed, and appellant has not filed a pro se brief. Having reviewed the record and counsel’s brief, we agree that the appeals are frivolous and without merit and that there is no reversible error. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).

          We affirm the judgments of the trial court and grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. Attorney Jerome Godinich must immediately send the notice required by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.5(c) and file a copy of that notice with the Clerk of this Court.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Sharp and Taft.

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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