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Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District, Fort Worth
May 22, 2008
No. 02-07-351-CR (Tex. App. May. 22, 2008)

Opinion

No. 02-07-351-CR

Delivered: May 22, 2008. DO NOT PUBLISH TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b)

Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 3 of Tarrant County.

PANEL F: CAYCE, C.J.; LIVINGSTON and MCCOY, JJ.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Appellant Shirley T. Jones entered an open plea of guilty to the charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The trial court found appellant guilty and assessed her punishment at ten years' confinement. Appellant's court-appointed appellate counsel has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel and a brief in support of that motion. 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. Appellant was given the opportunity to file a pro se brief, but she did not do so. As the reviewing court, we must conduct an independent evaluation of the record to determine whether counsel is correct in determining that the appeal is frivolous. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex.Crim.App. 1991); Mays v. State, 904 S.W.2d 920, 923 (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). Because appellant entered an open plea of guilty, our independent review for potential error is limited to potential jurisdictional defects, the voluntariness of appellant's plea, error that is not independent of and supports the judgment of guilt, and error occurring after entry of the guilty plea. See Monreal v. State, 99 S.W.3d 615, 620 (Tex.Crim.App. 2003); Young v. State, 8 S.W.3d 656, 666-67 (Tex.Crim.App. 2000). 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). We therefore grant counsel's motion to withdraw and affirm the trial court's judgment.


Summaries of

Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District, Fort Worth
May 22, 2008
No. 02-07-351-CR (Tex. App. May. 22, 2008)
Case details for

Jones v. State

Case Details

Full title:SHIRLEY T. JONES, APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District, Fort Worth

Date published: May 22, 2008

Citations

No. 02-07-351-CR (Tex. App. May. 22, 2008)