In The

Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

No. 06-17-00079-CR

SAMUEL ERNEST WRIGHT A.K.A. SAMUEL EARNEST WRIGHT, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 371st District Court

Tarrant County, Texas

Trial Court No. 1471068D

Before Morriss, C.J., Moseley and Burgess, JJ.

Memorandum Opinion by Justice Moseley
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MEMORANDUM OPINION

Samuel Ernest Wright, a.k.a. Samuel Earnest Wright, was convicted by a Tarrant County1

jury of family violence assault with a prior conviction,

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and the jury assessed punishment of thirtyfive years’ incarceration. 

Wright’s appellate attorney filed a brief setting out the procedural history of the case,

summarizing the evidence elicited during the course of the trial court proceedings, and concluding 

that the appellate record presents no arguable grounds to be raised on appeal. Meeting the 

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

demonstrating why there are no plausible appellate issues to be advanced. See 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.

Counsel sent a copy of the brief to Wright, provided him with a copy of the record, and 

advised Wright of his right to review the record and file a pro se response. We advised Wright 

that his pro se response, if any, was due on or before October 26, 2017. Wright filed neither a pro 

se response nor a motion requesting an extension of time in which to file such a response. 

 

1Originally appealed to the Second Court of Appeals, this case was transferred to this Court by the Texas Supreme 

Court pursuant to its docket equalization efforts. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West 2013). We are unaware 

of any conflict between precedent of the Second Court of Appeals and that of this Court on any relevant issue. See

TEX. R. APP. P. 41.3.

2See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.01(b)(2)(A) (West Supp. 2017). 
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We have determined that this appeal is wholly frivolous. We have independently reviewed 

the entire appellate record and, like counsel, have determined that no arguable issue supports an 

appeal. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). In the Anders

context, once we determine that the appeal is without merit, we must affirm the trial court’s 

judgment. Id.

We affirm the judgment of the trial court.3

Bailey C. Moseley

Justice

Date Submitted: November 29, 2017

Date Decided: December 8, 2017

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3Since 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, 

he 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.