In The

Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

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06-19-00236-CR

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GABRIEL LOGAN OROCIO, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 5th District Court

Cass County, Texas

Trial Court No. 2019F00147

Before Morriss, C.J., Stevens and Carter,* JJ.

Memorandum Opinion by Justice Carter

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*Jack Carter, Justice, Retired, Sitting by Assignment
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MEMORANDUM OPINION

A Cass County jury convicted Gabriel Logan Orocio of indecency with a child by contact, 

a second-degree felony. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 21.11(a). The trial court imposed the jury’s 

assessed sentence of ten years’ imprisonment. Orocio appeals.1

Orocio’s attorney on appeal has filed a brief stating that he has reviewed the record and has 

found no genuinely arguable issues that could be raised. The brief sets out the procedural history

of the case and summarizes the evidence elicited during the trial court proceedings. Meeting the 

requirements of Anders v. California, counsel has provided a professional evaluation of the record 

demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 

738, 743–44 (1967); In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403, 406 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) (orig. 

proceeding); Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 509–10 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991); High v. State, 

573 S.W.2d 807, 812–13 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1978). Counsel also filed a motion with 

this Court seeking to withdraw as counsel in this appeal. 

On March 24, 2020, counsel certified that he mailed to Orocio a copy of the brief, the 

motion to withdraw, and a motion for pro se access to the appellate record lacking only Orocio’s 

signature. Orocio was informed of his right to review the record and file a pro se response. On 

April 14, 2020, Orocio filed his motion for pro se access to the appellate record. On April 20, this 

Court granted Orocio’s motion for pro se access to the appellate record, reciting that on April 16, 

2020, counsel mailed a complete paper copy of the appellate record to Orocio. The order set a 

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In our companion cause numbers 06-19-00234-CR and 06-19-00235-CR, Orocio also appeals from two convictions 

of aggravated sexual assault of a child. 
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June 5, 2020, deadline for Orocio to file a pro se response to his counsel’s Anders brief. On July 

14, 2020, this Court further informed Orocio that the case would be set for submission on the briefs 

on August 4, 2020. We received neither a pro se response from Orocio nor a motion requesting 

an extension of time in which to file such a response.

However, in Anders cases, appellate courts “have the authority to reform judgments and 

affirm as modified in cases where there is non reversible error.” Ferguson v. State, 435 S.W.3d 

291, 294 (Tex. App.—Waco 2014, pet. struck) (comprehensively discussing appellate cases that 

have modified judgments in Anders cases). Here, the judgment imposes court costs in the amount 

of $314.00, which were also imposed in Orocio’s judgment of conviction in trial court cause 

number 2019F00125. However, when a defendant is convicted of two or more offenses in a single 

criminal action, “the court may assess each court cost or fee only once against the defendant.” 

TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 102.073(a). Consequently, we must modify the judgment by 

deleting the court costs from the judgment. 

We have reviewed the entire appellate record and have independently determined that no 

reversible error exists. Accordingly, we modify the trial court’s judgment by deleting the court 

costs from the judgment. 
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As modified, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.2

Jack Carter

Justice

Date Submitted: August 4, 2020

Date Decided: August 12, 2020

Do Not Publish 

2Since we agree that this case presents no reversible error, we also, in accordance with Anders, grant counsel’s request 

to withdraw from further representation of appellant in this case. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744. No substitute counsel 

will be appointed. Should appellant desire to seek further review of this case by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 

appellant must either retain an attorney to file a petition for discretionary review or file a pro se petition for 

discretionary review. Any petition for discretionary review (1) must be filed within thirty days from either the date 

of this opinion or the date on which the last timely motion for rehearing was overruled by this Court, see TEX. R. APP.

P. 68.2, (2) must be filed with the clerk of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, see TEX. R. APP. P. 68.3, and (3) 

should comply with the requirements of Rule 68.4 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, see TEX. R. APP. P.

68.4.