Steven John Lee v. State ( 2018 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-17-00318-CR
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STEVEN JOHN LEE, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
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On Appeal from the 252nd District Court
Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 09-06132
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, appellant Steven John Lee pleaded
guilty to robbery. The trial court found the evidence sufficient to find Lee guilty, but
deferred further proceedings, placed Lee on community supervision for seven years,
assessed a fine of $750, and ordered Lee to pay $4789 in restitution. The State
subsequently filed a motion to revoke Lee’s unadjudicated community supervision.
Lee pleaded “true” to two violations of the conditions of his community supervision.
After conducting an evidentiary hearing, the trial court found that Lee had violated
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four conditions of his community supervision, found Lee guilty of robbery, assessed
punishment at five years of confinement, and ordered Lee to pay restitution.
Lee’s appellate 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 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App.
1978). On November 17, 2017, we granted an extension of time for Lee to file a pro
se brief. We received no response from Lee.
We have 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. 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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STEVE McKEITHEN
Chief Justice
Submitted on February 20, 2018
Opinion Delivered March 21, 2018
Do Not Publish
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.
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Lee may challenge our decision in this case by filing a petition for
discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.
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