Cory Don Simek v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-12-00103-CR Cory Don Simek, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 27TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 60985, HONORABLE JOE CARROLL, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION This is an appeal pursuant to Anders v. California,

386 U.S. 738

(1967). In 2007, appellant Cory Don Simek pled guilty to possession of marihuana over four ounces, under five pounds. Because the offense occurred in a drug-free zone, the crime was elevated from a state- jail felony to a third-degree felony. He was sentenced to ten years’…