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Hawkins v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston
Jan 27, 2011
No. 14-09-00993-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 27, 2011)

Opinion

No. 14-09-00993-CR

Opinion filed January 27, 2011. DO NOT PUBLISH — TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

On Appeal from the 178th District Court Harris County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. 1180372.

Panel consists of Justices SEYMORE, BOYCE, and CHRISTOPHER.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


A jury convicted appellant of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The jury found the allegations in two enhancement paragraphs were true and sentenced appellant to confinement for eighty-five years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 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 requirement 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, 510 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). At appellant's request, the record was provided to him. On January 10, 2011, appellant filed a pro se response to counsel's brief. We have carefully reviewed the record, counsel's brief, and appellant's response, and agree the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. Further, we find no reversible error in the record. A discussion of the brief would add nothing to the jurisprudence of the state. 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.


Summaries of

Hawkins v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston
Jan 27, 2011
No. 14-09-00993-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 27, 2011)
Case details for

Hawkins v. State

Case Details

Full title:RONALD EUGENE HAWKINS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston

Date published: Jan 27, 2011

Citations

No. 14-09-00993-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 27, 2011)