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Matthews v. State

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Oct 2, 2012
NO. 14-12-00122-CR (Tex. App. Oct. 2, 2012)

Opinion

NO. 14-12-00122-CRNO. 14-12-00124-CR

10-02-2012

DOMINIQUE NICOLE MATTHEWS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed October 2, 2012.

On Appeal from the 10th District Court

Galveston County, Texas

Trial Court Cause Nos. 11CR1388 & 11CR1389


MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and reckless injury to a child. The trial court assessed punishment at nine years in prison on the aggravated assault charge and two years in State Jail on the injury to a child charge. 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 requirements 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, 512 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). As of this date, more than forty-five days has passed and no pro se response has been filed.

We have carefully reviewed the record and counsel's brief and agree the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. Further, we find no reversible error in the record. 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.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Hedges and Justices Brown and Busby. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).


Summaries of

Matthews v. State

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Oct 2, 2012
NO. 14-12-00122-CR (Tex. App. Oct. 2, 2012)
Case details for

Matthews v. State

Case Details

Full title:DOMINIQUE NICOLE MATTHEWS, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Date published: Oct 2, 2012

Citations

NO. 14-12-00122-CR (Tex. App. Oct. 2, 2012)