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Harris v. State

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH
Nov 26, 2014
NO. 02-13-00419-CR (Tex. App. Nov. 26, 2014)

Opinion

NO. 02-13-00419-CR

11-26-2014

QUANTANA HARRIS APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE


FROM THE 297TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY
TRIAL COURT NO. 1317835R
MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant Quantana Harris entered open pleas of guilty to aggravated assault of a family member with a deadly weapon and to aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. After a PSI was prepared, the trial court sentenced Harris to sixty years' confinement for each offense.

Harris's court-appointed appellate counsel has filed a motion to withdraw and a brief in support of that motion. Counsel avers that in her professional opinion, the appeal is frivolous. Counsel's brief and motion meet the requirements of Anders v. California by presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds for relief. See 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396 (1967). This court informed Harris that he may file a pro se brief, but he did not do so. The State did not submit a brief.

Once an appellant's court-appointed attorney files a motion to withdraw on the ground that the appeal is frivolous and fulfills the requirements of Anders, this court is obligated to undertake an independent examination of the record. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991); Mays v. State, 904 S.W.2d 920, 922-23 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1995, no pet.). Only then may we grant counsel's motion to withdraw. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 82-83, 109 S. Ct. 346, 351 (1988).

We have carefully reviewed the record and counsel's brief. We agree with counsel that this appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit; we find nothing in the record that might arguably support the appeal. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 827-28 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005); see also Meza v. State, 206 S.W.3d 684, 685 n.6 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). Accordingly, we grant counsel's motion to withdraw and affirm the trial court's judgments.

/s/ Bill Meier

BILL MEIER

JUSTICE
PANEL: WALKER, MEIER, and GABRIEL, JJ. DO NOT PUBLISH
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b)
DELIVERED: November 26, 2014

See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.


Summaries of

Harris v. State

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH
Nov 26, 2014
NO. 02-13-00419-CR (Tex. App. Nov. 26, 2014)
Case details for

Harris v. State

Case Details

Full title:QUANTANA HARRIS APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE

Court:COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH

Date published: Nov 26, 2014

Citations

NO. 02-13-00419-CR (Tex. App. Nov. 26, 2014)