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Burns v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin
Mar 10, 2005
No. 03-04-00668-CR (Tex. App. Mar. 10, 2005)

Opinion

No. 03-04-00668-CR

Filed: March 10, 2005. DO NOT PUBLISH.

Appeal from the District Court of Milam County, 20th Judicial District, No. CR20,692, Honorable Ed Magre, Judge Presiding. Affirmed.

Before Justices B.A. SMITH, PURYEAR and PEMBERTON.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Appellant Kenneth Gene Burns pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 22.011 (West Supp. 2004-05). The court adjudged him guilty and sentenced him to ten years in prison. Burns's court-appointed attorney filed 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). Burns 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

Burns v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin
Mar 10, 2005
No. 03-04-00668-CR (Tex. App. Mar. 10, 2005)
Case details for

Burns v. State

Case Details

Full title:KENNETH GENE BURNS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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

Date published: Mar 10, 2005

Citations

No. 03-04-00668-CR (Tex. App. Mar. 10, 2005)