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Ruiz v. State

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Jan 10, 2012
NO. 14-10-00122-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 10, 2012)

Opinion

NO. 14-10-00122-CR

01-10-2012

IGNACIO RUIZ, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed January 10, 2012.


On Appeal from the 228th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 1189825


MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant entered a plea of not guilty to the offense of murder. A jury found him guilty and assessed punishment at confinement for life in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and assessed a fine of $10,000. Appellant filed a 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 August 19, 2011, appellant filed a pro se response to counsel's brief.

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 Justices Brown, Boyce, and McCally.

Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).


Summaries of

Ruiz v. State

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Jan 10, 2012
NO. 14-10-00122-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 10, 2012)
Case details for

Ruiz v. State

Case Details

Full title:IGNACIO RUIZ, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Date published: Jan 10, 2012

Citations

NO. 14-10-00122-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 10, 2012)

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