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Dixon v. State

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Jan 12, 2012
NO. 14-11-00070-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 12, 2012)

Opinion

NO. 14-11-00070-CR

01-12-2012

MICHAEL BERNARD DIXON, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed January 12, 2012.

On Appeal from the 184th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 1284715


MEMORANDUM OPINION

A jury convicted appellant of felony assault of a family member. On January 11, 2011, the trial court sentenced appellant to confinement for five years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in accordance with the jury's assessment of punishment. Appellant filed a timely 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), 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, 512 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). Appellant was provided the record, and granted an extension of time to file a pro se response. As of this date, more than sixty days has passed and 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 Frost, Brown, and Christopher. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).


Summaries of

Dixon v. State

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Jan 12, 2012
NO. 14-11-00070-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 12, 2012)
Case details for

Dixon v. State

Case Details

Full title:MICHAEL BERNARD DIXON, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Date published: Jan 12, 2012

Citations

NO. 14-11-00070-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 12, 2012)