Schumacher v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice GRANT.

Paul Allen Schumacher appeals from his conviction on his guilty plea without a plea bargaining agreement for the offense of escape from custody. In the same proceeding, he also pleaded guilty to four other charges of burglary of a habitation. The jury assessed punishment at fifty years’ imprisonment for each offense, to run concurrently.

Michael Skotnik was appointed as counsel on appeal and filed a brief on April 5, 2001, under the mandate of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967); Ex parte Senna, 606 S.W.2d 329, 330…