In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont __________________ NO. 09-22-00356-CR __________________ STACY LAZARD ROGERS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee __________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 258th District Court Polk County, Texas Trial Cause No. CR21-0013 _______________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Stacy Lazard Rogers appeals his conviction for assault family violence with previous conviction, a second-degree felony. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.01(b)(2)(A). After filing the notice of appeal, the trial court appointed an attorney to represent Rogers in his appeal. The attorney discharged his responsibilities to Rogers by filing an Anders brief. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967).

In the brief, Rogers’s attorney represents there are no arguable reversible errors to be addressed in Rogers’s appeal. See id.; High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 1 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). The brief the attorney filed contains a professional evaluation of the record. In the brief, Rogers’s attorney explains why, under the record in Rogers’s case, no arguable issues exist to reverse the trial court’s judgment. Id. Rogers’s attorney also represented that he sent Rogers a copy of the brief and the record. When the brief was filed, the Clerk of the Ninth Court of Appeals notified Rogers, by letter, that he could file a pro se brief or response with the Court on or before October 6, 2023. Rogers responded that he would file a pro se brief; however, Rogers never filed a brief.

When an attorney files an Anders brief, we are required to independently examine the record and determine whether the attorney assigned to represent the defendant has a non-frivolous argument that would support the appeal. Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988) (citing Anders, 386 U.S. at 744). After reviewing the clerk’s record, the reporter’s record, and the attorney’s brief, we agree there are no arguable grounds to support the appeal. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 827- (Tex. Crim. App. 2005) (“Due to the nature of Anders briefs, by indicating in the opinion that it considered the issues raised in the briefs and reviewed the record for reversible error but found none, the court of appeals met the requirements of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 47.1.”). Thus, it follows the appeal is frivolous. Id. at 826. For that reason, we need not require the trial court to appoint another attorney

to re-brief the appeal. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).

The trial court’s judgment is affirmed. 1 AFFIRMED.

KENT CHAMBERS Justice Submitted on June 26, 2024 Opinion Delivered August 28, 2024 Do Not Publish Before Golemon, C.J., Wright and Chambers, JJ.

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