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Coogan v. State

State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Dec 10, 2013
NO. 14-13-00159-CR (Tex. App. Dec. 10, 2013)

Opinion

NO. 14-13-00159-CR

12-10-2013

JOHN JOSEPH COOGAN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed December 10, 2013.

On Appeal from the 412th District Court

Brazoria County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 62636


MEMORANDUM OPINION

A jury convicted appellant of two counts of indecency with a child and sentenced him to confinement for twelve years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently. 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 Andersv. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396 (1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record and 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. (Tex. Crim. App.1991). 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. 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 Justices Christopher, Donovan, and Brown. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).


Summaries of

Coogan v. State

State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Dec 10, 2013
NO. 14-13-00159-CR (Tex. App. Dec. 10, 2013)
Case details for

Coogan v. State

Case Details

Full title:JOHN JOSEPH COOGAN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Date published: Dec 10, 2013

Citations

NO. 14-13-00159-CR (Tex. App. Dec. 10, 2013)