Reginald Carvin Kyles v. the State of Texas ( 2022 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-21-00226-CR
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REGINALD CARVIN KYLES, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
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On Appeal from the 356th District Court
Hardin County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 25280
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
In an open plea, appellant Reginal Carvin Kyles pleaded guilty to murder.
After conducting a sentencing hearing, the trial court assessed Kyles’s punishment
at life in prison.
Kyles’s appellate counsel filed an Anders brief that presents counsel’s
professional evaluation of the record and concludes that the appeal is frivolous. See
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex.
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Crim. App. 1978). On November 15, 2021, we granted an extension of time for
Kyles to file a pro se brief. We received no response from Kyles.
We reviewed the appellate record, and we agree with counsel’s conclusion
that no arguable issues support the appeal. 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.
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W. SCOTT GOLEMON
Chief Justice
Submitted on February 18, 2022
Opinion Delivered March 2, 2022
Do Not Publish
Before Golemon, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.
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Kyles may challenge our decision in this case by filing a petition for
discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.
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