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Serrano v. State

State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Feb 19, 2015
NO. 14-14-00399-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 19, 2015)

Opinion

NO. 14-14-00399-CR

02-19-2015

BERNARDO ALVAREZ SERRANO, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


On Appeal from the 174th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1385567

MEMORANDUM OPINION

A jury convicted appellant of burglary of a habitation and found an enhancement allegation to be true. The jury sentenced appellant to confinement for ten years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Appellant filed a notice of appeal.

Appellant's appointed counsel filed a brief in which he concludes the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the requirement of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396 (1967), presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. See High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978).

A copy of counsel's brief was delivered to appellant. Appellant was advised of the right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se response. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). At appellant's request, the record was provided to him. As of this date, no pro se response has been filed.

We have carefully reviewed the record and counsel's brief, and agree the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. Further, we find no reversible error in the record. A discussion of the brief would add nothing to the jurisprudence of the state. We are not to address the merits of each claim raised in an Anders brief or a pro se response when we have determined there are no arguable grounds for review. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 827-28 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).

Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Boyce and McCally. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).


Summaries of

Serrano v. State

State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Feb 19, 2015
NO. 14-14-00399-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 19, 2015)
Case details for

Serrano v. State

Case Details

Full title:BERNARDO ALVAREZ SERRANO, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Date published: Feb 19, 2015

Citations

NO. 14-14-00399-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 19, 2015)