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Neighbors v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District, Fort Worth
Jun 12, 2008
No. 2-07-185-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 12, 2008)

Opinion

No. 2-07-185-CR

Delivered: June 12, 2008. DO NOT PUBLISH. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b)

Appealed from the 235th District Court of Cooke County.

PANEL F: GARDNER, WALKER, AND MCCOY, JJ.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


A jury convicted Appellant Michael Alan Chaffin of failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements and assessed punishment at eight years' confinement and a $5,000 fine. The trial court sentenced him accordingly. Appellant's court-appointed 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 reversible grounds on appeal and referencing any grounds that might arguably support the appeal. We afforded Appellant an opportunity to file a brief on his own behalf; he did not do so. In our duties as a reviewing court, we must conduct an independent evaluation of the record to determine whether counsel is correct in determining that the appeal is frivolous. Only then may we grant counsel's motion to withdraw. We have carefully reviewed the record and counsel's brief. We agree that the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. We find nothing in the record that might arguably support the appeal. We therefore grant the motion to withdraw filed by Appellant's counsel and affirm the trial court's judgment.

See Mays v. State, 904 S.W.2d 920, 922-23 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1995, no pet.).

See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex.Crim.App. 1991); Mays, 904 S.W.2d at 923.

See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 83-84, 109 S. Ct. 346, 351-52 (1988).

See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 827 (Tex.Crim.App. 2005).


Summaries of

Neighbors v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District, Fort Worth
Jun 12, 2008
No. 2-07-185-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 12, 2008)
Case details for

Neighbors v. State

Case Details

Full title:MICHAEL ALAN CHAFFIN APPELLANT v. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE

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

Date published: Jun 12, 2008

Citations

No. 2-07-185-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 12, 2008)