Deontra Terrel Mason v. State

In The Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

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No. 06-10-00238-CR ______________________________ DEONTRA TERREL MASON, Appellant

V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 336th Judicial District Court

Fannin County, Texas Trial Court No. CR-10-23445

Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.

Memorandum Opinion by Justice Moseley

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Deontra Terrel Mason appeals from his conviction in a trial before the court for assault on a family member, with prior convictions. The trial court found him guilty, found the alleged enhancements true, and sentenced him to twenty-five years’ imprisonment.

Mason’s attorney on appeal has filed a brief which discusses the record and reviews the proceedings in detail. Counsel has thus provided a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why, in effect, there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. This meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503 (Tex. Crim. App. 1981); and High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1978).

Counsel mailed a copy of the brief and a letter to Mason on June 29, 2011, informing Mason of his right to file a pro se response and of his right to review the record. No response has been filed. Counsel has also filed a motion with this Court seeking to withdraw as counsel in this appeal.

We have determined that this appeal is wholly frivolous. We have independently reviewed the clerk’s record and the reporter’s record, and find no genuinely arguable issue. See Halbert v. Michigan, 545 U.S. 605, 623 (2005). We, therefore, agree with counsel’s assessment that no arguable issues support an appeal. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).

We affirm the judgment of the trial court.1

Bailey C. Moseley Justice

Date Submitted: September 12, 2011 Date Decided: September 13, 2011 Do Not Publish