Opinion issued May 23, 2019

In The

Court of Appeals 

For The 

First District of Texas 

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NO. 01-17-00850-CR

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CLYDE LATRELL GRAY, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 263rd District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Case No. 1562576

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Pursuant to an agreement with the State, appellant, Clyde Latrell Gray, 

pleaded guilty to the felony offense of possession of a controlled substance, namely, 
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methamphetamine weighing more than four grams and less than 200 grams.

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trial found appellant guilty, assessed his punishment at confinement for five years, 

and certified that appellant had the right to appeal.

Appellant’s appointed counsel on appeal has filed a motion to withdraw, along 

with a brief stating that the record presents no reversible error and the appeal is 

without merit and is frivolous. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). 

Counsel’s brief meets the Anders requirements by presenting a professional 

evaluation of the record and supplying us with references to the record and legal 

authority. 386 U.S. at 744; see also High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 812 (Tex. Crim. 

App. 1978). Counsel indicates that he has thoroughly reviewed the record and is 

unable to advance any grounds of error that warrant reversal. See Anders, 386 U.S. 

at 744; Mitchell v. State, 193 S.W.3d 153, 155 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 

2006, no pet.).

Counsel has informed the Court that he provided appellant a copy of the brief 

and motion to withdraw, informed him of his right to obtain and review a copy of 

the appellate record and file a response to counsel’s Anders brief, and provided him 

a form motion to obtain a copy of the appellate record. See Kelly v. State, 436 

S.W.3d 313, 319 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403, 408 

 

1 See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. § 481.115(a), (d); see id. § 481.102(6).
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(Tex. Crim. App. 2008). This Court granted appellant’s pro se motion to access the 

appellate record and extend the time for filing a response, and a copy of the appellate 

record was sent to appellant. See Kelly, 436 S.W.3d at 319. Appellant has not filed 

a response to his counsel’s Anders brief.

We have independently reviewed the entire record in this appeal, and we 

conclude that no reversible error exists in the record, there are no arguable grounds 

for review, and the appeal is frivolous. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744 (emphasizing 

reviewing court—and not counsel—determines, after full examination of 

proceedings, whether appeal is wholly frivolous); Garner v. State, 300 S.W.3d 763, 

767 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009) (reviewing court must determine whether arguable 

grounds for review exist); Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–27 (Tex. Crim. 

App. 2005) (same); Mitchell, 193 S.W.3d at 155 (reviewing court determines 

whether arguable grounds exist by reviewing entire record). We note that an 

appellant may challenge a holding that there are no arguable grounds for appeal by 

filing a petition for discretionary review in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. 

See Bledsoe, 178 S.W.3d at 827 & n.6.

We affirm the judgment of the trial court and grant counsel’s motion to 

withdraw.2 Attorney Jerome Godinich, Jr. must immediately send appellant the 

 

2 Appointed counsel still has a duty to inform appellant of the result of this appeal 

and that he may, on his own, pursue discretionary review in the Texas Court of 

Criminal Appeals. See Ex parte Wilson, 956 S.W.2d 25, 27 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997).
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required notice and file a copy of the notice with the Clerk of this Court. See TEX.

R. APP. P. 6.5(c). We dismiss any pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Lloyd, Landau, and Countiss.

Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).