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Harper v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo, Panel B
May 25, 2011
No. 07-10-0509-CR (Tex. App. May. 25, 2011)

Opinion

No. 07-10-0509-CR

May 25, 2011. DO NOT PUBLISH.

Appeal from the 108th District Court of Potter County; No. 60,695-E; Honorable Douglas R. Woodburn, Presiding.

Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and HANCOCK, JJ.


Memorandum Opinion


Jerry Wayne Harper (appellant) appeals his conviction for delivery of a controlled substance. Appellant's appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw, together with an Anders brief, wherein she certified that, after diligently searching the record, she concluded that the appeal was without merit. Along with her brief, appellate counsel filed a copy of a letter sent to appellant informing him of counsel's belief that there was no reversible error and of appellant's right to file a response pro se. By letter dated April 15, 2011, this court notified appellant of his right to file his own brief or response by May 16, 2011, if he wished to do so. To date, appellant has failed to file a response. In compliance with the principles enunciated in Anders, appellate counsel discussed three potential areas for appeal. They included the 1) chain of custody required for the admission of the drugs, 2) sufficiency of the evidence and 3) use of extraneous offenses during punishment. However, counsel then proceeded to explain why the issues were without merit. In addition, we conducted our own review of the record to assess the accuracy of appellate counsel's conclusions and to uncover any arguable error pursuant to Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 508 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). After doing so, we concur with counsel's conclusions. Accordingly, the motion to withdraw is granted, and the judgment is affirmed.

See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744-45, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967).

Appellant has the right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review from this opinion.


Summaries of

Harper v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo, Panel B
May 25, 2011
No. 07-10-0509-CR (Tex. App. May. 25, 2011)
Case details for

Harper v. State

Case Details

Full title:JERRY WAYNE HARPER, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo, Panel B

Date published: May 25, 2011

Citations

No. 07-10-0509-CR (Tex. App. May. 25, 2011)