## CO URT OFAPPEA LS SE COND DIST RIC TO F T E XAS FORT WORTH NOS. 2 - 08 - 18 2- CR 2- 08 - 18 3- CR 2- 08 - 18 4- CR 2- 08 - 18 5- CR 2- 08 - 18 6- CR 2- 08 - 18 7- CR 2- 08 - 18 8- CR 2- 08 - 18 9- CR 2- 08 - 19 0- CR 2- 08 - 19 1- CR 2- 08 - 19 2- CR 2- 08 - 19 3- CR 2- 08 - 19 4- CR 2- 08 - 19 5- CR 2- 08 - 19 6- CR 2- 08 - 19 7- CR 2- 08 - 19 8- CR 2- 08 - 19 9- CR 2- 08 - 20 0- CR P HY L L I S DA W N H AR VE Y AP P E L L ANT V . TH E STA TE O F TEXA S STA TE1 ... S ee Te x. R. App . P. 47. 4. 2 ... Th e ni ne tee n li fe sent ences are t o r un con cur rent l y w i t h each ot her butco ns ec ut i vel y t o t he conv i ct i on for w hi ch appe l l antw as on parol e w hen s he com m i t t ed t he offenses. 2 ----- ----- -- FR O M THE 213TH DI STRI CT CO URT O F TARRA NT CO UN TY

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w h ic h w e re a g g ra v a t e d a n d a ll of w hi ch w ere e nha nce d w i t h ha bi t ual co unt s. She app ea l s her co nvi ct i ons an d l i fe sent ences on each charge. 2 We a f f i r m. A p p e l l a n t’ s c o u rt -ap p o i n ted ap p e l l a te c o u n se l h a s fi l e d a m o ti o n to w i t hdraw as counsel and a br i ef i n suppo rto f

t hatm ot i on. I n t he br i ef , counsel a v e rs t h a t , i n h e r p ro fe s s i o n a l o p i n i o n , th e a p p e a l s a re fri v o l o u s . C o u n s e l ’s b ri e f an d m o ti o n m e e t t h e req u i rem e n ts o f A n d e rs v . C a lifo r n ia by present i ng a p ro fe s s io n a l e v a lu a t io n o f t h e re c o rd d e m o n s t ra t in g w h y t h e re a re n o a rg u a b le g ro u n d s fo r re l i e f. 3 8 6 U .S . 7 3 8 , 8 7 S . C t. 1 3 9 6 (1 9 6 7 ). A p p e l l a n t fi l e d a p ro se br i ef, al l egi ng t hatshe rec ei ved i nef fec t i ve as si st anc e o f co uns el an d t hatt he3 ... Th e t r i al cour tf i rstconsol i dat ed t en of t he cases and heard evi dence on pu ni sh m enti n one he ar i ng. T he t r i al courtl at er cons ol i dat ed t he rem ai ni ng ni ne ca se s for

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ap pel l ant present ed any evi dence att he second heari ng; i nst ead, t he S t at e asked t he t r i al cou rtt o t ak e j udi ci al not i ce of t he evi den ce ad m i t t ed dur i ng t he f i rsthe ar i ng.

3 l i fe sent ences are grossl y di spropo rt i onate t o t he offenses. T he S t at e decl i ned to fi l e a b ri e f. O nce an appel l ant ’ s court - appo i nt ed at t or ney f i l es a m ot i on t o w i t hdraw on t he ground t hatt he app ea l s are fr i vol ous an d ful f i l l s t he requ i rem ent s of A n d e rs , t hi s cou rt i s obl i gat ed t o unde rt ak e an i nde pen den tex am i nat i on of t he re c o rd i n e a c h c a s e . S e e S taffo rd v . S tate , 8 1 3 S . W . 2 d 5 0 3 , 5 1 1 ( T e x . C r i m. A p p . 1 9 9 1 ); M ays v. Stat e, 9 0 4 S .W .2 d 9 2 0 , 9 2 2 – 2 3 ( T e x . A p p .— F o rtW o rt h 1 9 9 5 , n o p e t.). O n l y t h e n m a y w e g ra n t c o u n s e l ’s m o ti o n to w i th d ra w . S ee Pens on v . O hi o, 4 8 8 U .S . 7 5 , 8 2 – 8 3 , 1 0 9 S . C t. 3 4 6 , 3 5 1 (1 9 8 8 ). W e have careful l y revi ew ed t he records i n each case, 3 c o u n se l’s b ri e f, a n d a p p e l l a n t’s p ro s e b ri e f . W e a g re e w i th c o u n s e l th a t th e s e a p p e a l s a re w hol l y fr i vo l ou s and w i t houtm er i t ; w e fi nd no t hi ng i n t he rec ord t hatm i ght a rg u a b l y s u p p o rt th e a p p e a l s . S ee Bl edsoe v. Stat e, 178 S. W . 3d 824, 827– 28 (T e x . C ri m . A p p . 2 0 0 5 ); see al so M eza v. Stat e, 2 0 6 S .W .3 d 6 8 4 , 6 8 5 n .6 (Tex . C r i m . A pp. 20 06 ) . A ccordi ngl y, w e grantcounsel ’ s m ot i on t o w i t hdraw4

and aff i r m t he t r i al cour t ’ s j udg m ent s. P E R CU R I AM PA N EL: L I V I N G STO N , G A RD N ER, an d W A LKER, JJ. DO NO T P UBLI SH Tex. R. A pp. P. 47. 2( b) DEL I VERE D: Se pt e m be r 17, 2009