Juan David Sanchez v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Date FiledAugust 5, 2026
Docket09-25-00412-CR
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-25-00412-CR
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JUAN DAVID SANCHEZ, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
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On Appeal from the 252nd District Court
Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause No. F18-30854
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
A grand jury indicted Juan David Sanchez for driving while intoxicated, third
or more. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 49.04, 49.09(b). Pursuant to a plea bargain,
Sanchez pleaded “guilty” to the offense. The trial court accepted Sanchez’s guilty
plea, found him guilty of driving while intoxicated, third or more, sentenced Sanchez
to eight years of confinement, but suspended his sentence, placed him on community
supervision for ten years, and assessed a $1,500 fine. The State filed a motion to
revoke Sanchez’s community supervision, alleging three violations of the terms of
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his community supervision. At a hearing on the motion, Sanchez pleaded “true” to
each of the allegations. The trial court found the evidence sufficient to find the
allegations true, revoked Sanchez’s community supervision, found Sanchez guilty
of the offense of driving while intoxicated, third or more, and sentenced Sanchez to
seven years of confinement. Sanchez timely appealed.
On appeal, Appellant’s court-appointed attorney filed a brief stating that he
has reviewed the case and, based on his professional evaluation of the record and
applicable law, there are no arguable grounds for reversal. See Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). We
granted an extension of time for Sanchez to file a pro se brief, and we received no
response from Sanchez.
Upon receiving an Anders brief, this Court must conduct a full examination
of the record to determine whether the appeal is wholly frivolous. Penson v. Ohio,
488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988) (citing Anders, 386 U.S. at 744). We have reviewed the entire
record and counsel’s brief, and we have found nothing that would arguably support
an appeal. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 827-28 (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.”). Therefore, we find it unnecessary to order appointment of new
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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.
LEANNE JOHNSON
Justice
Submitted on June 17, 2026
Opinion Delivered August 5, 2026
Do Not Publish
Before Golemon, C.J., Johnson and Chambers, JJ.
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Sanchez may challenge our decision in this case by filing a petition for
discretionary review with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. See Tex. R. App. P.
68.
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