Opinion
No. 07-08-0074-CR
September 25, 2008. DO NOT PUBLISH.
Appealed from the 108th District Court of Potter County; No. 57,042-E; Hon. Richard Dambold, Presiding.
Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ.
Anders Opinion
Anthony David Drager (appellant) appeals his conviction for conspiracy to engage in organized criminal activity. He entered an open plea of guilty and, after a hearing to the trial court on punishment, was sentenced to twenty years confinement on each count. Appellant's appointed counsel has filed a motion to withdraw, together with an Anders brief, wherein she certifies that, after diligently searching the record, she concluded that appellant's appeal is without merit. Along with her brief, she has filed a copy of a letter sent to appellant informing him of counsel's belief that there was no reversible error and of appellant's right to file a response pro se. By letter dated September 18, 2008, this court also notified appellant of his right to file his own response by October 20, 2008, if he wished to do so. Appellant has filed a response. In compliance with the principles enunciated in Anders, appellate counsel discussed two potential areas for appeal including defects in the indictment and ineffectiveness of counsel. Upon her final analysis, counsel determined that no reversible error existed. Thereafter, we conducted our own review of the record along with appellant's response to assess the accuracy of appellate counsel's conclusions and to uncover any error, reversible or otherwise, pursuant to Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503 (Tex.Crim.App. 1991) and concluded the same. Accordingly, the motion to withdraw is granted and the judgment is affirmed.
See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744-45, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967).