Opinion
NO. 03-16-00063-CR
05-31-2017
Orlando Govea, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TOM GREEN COUNTY, 119TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. B-15-0497-SB , HONORABLE BEN WOODWARD, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Orlando Govea pled guilty and judicially confessed to the felony offense of aggravated robbery. See Tex. Penal Code § 29.03. In addition, Govea pled true to an enhancement allegation that alleged a prior first-degree felony conviction for aggravated robbery. See id. After hearing evidence, including Govea's testimony, the trial court assessed his punishment, enhanced pursuant to the repeat-offender punishment provision of the Penal Code, at confinement for forty years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. See id. § 12.42(c)(1).
Appellant's court-appointed attorney has filed a motion to withdraw supported by a brief concluding that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California by presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967); Garner v. State, 300 S.W.3d 763, 766 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009); see also Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 81-82 (1988).
Appellant's counsel has certified to this Court that he sent copies of the motion and brief to appellant, advised appellant of his right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se response, and provided a motion to assist appellant in obtaining the record. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319-20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); see also Anders, 386 U.S. at 744. To date, appellant has not filed a pro se response or requested an extension of time to file a response.
We have conducted an independent review of the record—including the record of the proceedings below and appellate counsel's brief—and find no reversible error. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; Garner, 300 S.W.3d at 766; Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826-27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). We agree with counsel that the record presents no arguably meritorious grounds for review and the appeal is frivolous. Counsel's motion to withdraw is granted. The judgment of conviction is affirmed.
/s/_________
Cindy Olson Bourland, Justice Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Goodwin and Bourland Affirmed Filed: May 31, 2017 Do Not Publish