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In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ________________ NO. 09-25-00466-CR ________________ BRANDON JULIUS BELL, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee ________________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 252nd District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. 24DCCR1008 ________________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, appellant Brandon Julius Bell pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.02(a)(2), (b). The trial court found the evidence sufficient to find Bell guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, but deferred further proceedings, and placed Bell on community supervision for five years. 1 The State filed a Motion to Revoke Unadjudicated Probation. Bell pleaded “true” to violating seven counts of the community supervision order, and the trial court found the violations to be “true.” After conducting an evidentiary hearing concerning three counts that Bell pleaded “untrue” to, the trial court found two of the counts to be “true.” The trial court revoked Bell’s community supervision, found the evidence was sufficient to find Bell guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and assessed Bell’s punishment at twelve years of confinement. Bell’s appellate counsel filed an Anders 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 May 11, 2026, we granted an extension of time for Bell to file a pro se brief. We received no response from Bell. We have 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 1 Bell may challenge our decision in this case by filing a petition for discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68. 2 AFFIRMED. JAY WRIGHT Justice Submitted on September 11, 2026 Opinion Delivered October 7, 2026 Do Not Publish Before Golemon, C.J., Johnson and Wright, JJ. 3