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Blackman v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin
Oct 17, 2008
No. 03-08-00440-CR (Tex. App. Oct. 17, 2008)

Opinion

No. 03-08-00440-CR

Filed: October 17, 2008. DO NOT PUBLISH.

Appealed from the District Court of Bell County, 264th Judicial District, No. 61821, Honorable Fancy H. Jezek, Judge Presiding. Affirmed.

Before Chief Justice LAW, Justices PURYEAR and PEMBERTON.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Marcus Jerome Blackmun pleaded guilty to the offense of attempted burglary of a habitation. See Tex. Penal Code § 30.02 (West 2003). The district court deferred adjudication and placed Blackmun on community supervision for five years. Subsequently, the State filed a motion to adjudicate. At the hearing on the State's motion, Blackmun pleaded true to violating 18 conditions of his community supervision. The district court found the allegations in the State's motion to be true, adjudicated Blackmun guilty, and sentenced him to ten years' imprisonment. Appellant's court-appointed attorney has filed a motion to withdraw and a brief concluding that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. See also Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex.Crim.App. 1978); Currie v. State, 516 S.W.2d 684 (Tex.Crim.App. 1974); Jackson v. State, 485 S.W.2d 553 (Tex.Crim.App. 1972); Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex.Crim.App. 1969). Appellant received a copy of counsel's brief and was advised of his right to examine the appellate record and to file a pro se brief. No pro se brief has been filed. We have reviewed the record and counsel's brief and agree that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. We find nothing in the record that might arguably support the appeal. Counsel's motion to withdraw is granted. The judgment of conviction is affirmed.


Summaries of

Blackman v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin
Oct 17, 2008
No. 03-08-00440-CR (Tex. App. Oct. 17, 2008)
Case details for

Blackman v. State

Case Details

Full title:Marcus Jerome Blackman, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin

Date published: Oct 17, 2008

Citations

No. 03-08-00440-CR (Tex. App. Oct. 17, 2008)