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Walker v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston
Jan 19, 2006
No. 14-05-00512-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 19, 2006)

Opinion

No. 14-05-00512-CR

Memorandum Opinion filed January 19, 2006. DO NOT PUBLISH. Tex.R.App.P. 47.2(b).

On Appeal from the 180th District Court, Harris County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. 549,881. Affirmed.

Panel consists of Justices HUDSON, FROST, and SEYMORE.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Appellant was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child in 1990. Appellant filed a motion for post-conviction DNA testing under Chapter 64 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 64.01-64.05 (Vernon Supp. 2004-05). The trial court denied the request and entered findings of fact and conclusions of law on March 21, 2005. The trial court found that no biological material was available for testing and therefore concluded appellant had not met his burden of proof under the statute. Appellant filed a pro se 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 requirements 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 appellant filed a pro se response on December 20, 2005. We have reviewed the issues and briefs and agree the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. Further, we find no reversible error in the record. A discussion of the brief and response would add nothing to the jurisprudence of the State. Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.


Summaries of

Walker v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston
Jan 19, 2006
No. 14-05-00512-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 19, 2006)
Case details for

Walker v. State

Case Details

Full title:JAMES WALKER, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston

Date published: Jan 19, 2006

Citations

No. 14-05-00512-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 19, 2006)