NO. 03-14-00495-CR

IN THE

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT AUSTIN, TEXAS

________________________ ______________________ ____________________ ISAAC BENAVIDEZ. APPELLANT

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

________________________ ______________________ ____________________ STATE’S BRIEF

________________________ ______________________ ____________________ Appeal from the 21 st Judicial District Court Bastrop County, Texas Honorable Christopher D. Duggan Cause Number 15266 Counts One and Three

________________________ ______________________ ____________________ Bryan Goertz Criminal District Attorney Philip L Hall, Assistant Criminal District Attorney Bastrop County, Texas 804 Pecan Street Bastrop , Texas 78602 State Bar Number 00787626 Phone (512) 581-4016 Fax (512) 581-7133 ORAL ARGUMENT NOT REQUESTED ACCEPTED 03-14-00495-CR 3785264 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/15/2015 2:54:54 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE

CLERKIDENTITY OF THE PARTIES Appellant: Isaac Benavidez Appellant's Attorney at trial: Justin M. Fohn State Bar Number 24054404 807 Pecan Street Bastrop, Texas 78602 Appellant’s Attorney for appeal: Dal Ruggles State Bar Number 24041834 1103 Nueces Street Austin, Texas 78701 State’s Attorney: Bryan Goertz State Bar Number 00784138 Criminal District Attorney Bastrop County, Texas Valerie Bullock, Assistant State Bar Number 50511722 Kristin Burns Metcalf, Assistant State Bar Number 24056654 Philip L. Hall, Assistant State Bar Number 00787626 Criminal District Attorney’s Office Bastrop County, Texas 804 Pecan Street Bastrop, Texas 78602

Presiding Judge at trial: Honorable Christopher D. Duggan 423 rd Judicial District Court Bastrop County, Texas 804 Pecan Street Bastrop, Texas 78602

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IDENTITY OF TH E PARTIE S ...................................................................... i

TABLE OF CO NTENTS............................................................................... ii

TABLE OF AUT HORITIES ........................................................................ iii

STATEMENT OF TH E CASE ..................................................................... 1

STATE’S ISSU E ........................................................................................... 3 The State agrees that no meritoriou s ground of error exists and that this appeal is frivolous.

NATURE OF A PPEAL ................................................................................. 4

STATE’S ISSU E .......................................................................................... 4

PRAYER ........................................................................................................ 5

CERTIFICATE OF CO MPLIANCE ............................................................. 6

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ...................................................................... 7

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CASES

Anders v. California , 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967) ........... 4

Gainous v. State , 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex.Cri m.App. 1969) ...................................... 4 High v. State , 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex.Cri m.App. 1978) ............................................ 4

Penson v. Ohio , 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 ( 1988) ................... 4

Stafford v. State , 813 S.W.2d 503 (Tex.Cri m.App. 1991) ...................................... 5

TEXAS RULES OF A PPELLANT PROCEDURE

Rule 9.4 (e) ............................................................................................................... 6 Rule 9.4 (i )(3) ........................................................................................................... 6

iiiNO. 03-14-00495-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT AUSTIN, TEXAS

________________________ ______________________ ____________________ ISAAC BENAVIDEZ, APPELLANT

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

________________________ ______________________ ____________________ TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: The State of Texas respectfully submits this State’s Brief in support of the appellant’s convictions for the offense of Injury to a Child in Bastrop County, Texas.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE On June 4, 2013, a Bastrop County grand jury indicted the appellant for the offenses of Injury to a Child committed on or about January 1, 2013 in Cause Number 15266 Counts One, Two and Three in the 21 st Judicial District Court. (CR 1, page 4 – 5) On January 28, 2014, th e state and the appellant came to an agreement in this cause. (CR 2, page 211 – 218 and page 229 - 237) On January 28, 2014, the court accepted the agreement. The court found the appellant guilty in

Count One and sentenced the appellant to ten years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The court suspended the sentence and placed the appellant on community supervision for ten years. (C R 2, page 219 – 223) The court dismissed2 Count Two. (CR 2, page 229) The court found the appellant guilty in Count Three and sentenced the appellant to ten years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The court suspended the senten ce and placed the appellant on community supervision for ten years. (CR 2, page 238 – 242) On April 8, 2014, the state filed a motion to adjudicate the guilt of the appe llant in Count One and Count Three. (CR, page 257 – 262) On May 27, the st ate filed an amended motion to revoke in each count. On July 28, 2014, in Count On e, the court heard the allegations in the motion to revoke, found five allegations true, revoked the appellant’s community supervision, and sentenced th e appellant to ten years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. (CR 2, page 265 – 267) On July 28, 2014, in Count Three, the court heard the allegations in the motion to revoke, found four allegations true, revoked the appellant’s commun ity supervision, and sentenced the appellant to ten years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. (CR 2, page 274 – 276) The appellant now appeals.3 STATE’S ISSUE The State agrees that no meritorious ground of error exists and that this appeal is frivolous.4 NATURE OF APPEAL The appellant's appeal is frivolous and th e appellant's counsel has filed a brief which, in the State's opinion, is in accordance with Anders v. California , 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967); High v. State , 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex.Crim.App. 1978); and Gainous v. State , 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex.Crim.App. 1969).

STATE'S ISSUE

THE STATE AGREES THAT NO ME RITORIOUS GROUND OF ERROR EXISTS AND THAT THIS APPEAL IS FRIVOLOUS.

ARGUMENT AND AUTHORITIES The State agrees with appellant’s attorney that the record discloses no meritorious or arguable error upon wh ich this Court may grant relief. The appellant's attorney has properly ex amined the record and complied with the requirements outlined by Penson v. Ohio , 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S.Ct. 346, 350, 102 L.Ed.2d 300, ___ (1988) and High v. State , 573 S.W.2d at 813. The brief filed by the appellant’s counsel details the proceedings contained in the record. The

brief submitted is evidence of a conscien tious examination of the record by the appellant’s counsel as required by th e United States Supreme Court. Anders , 386 U.S. at 744, 87 S.Ct. at 1400, 18 L.Ed.2d at ___; Penson , 488 U.S. at 80, 109 S.Ct. at 350, 102 L.Ed.2d at ___. The State agrees w ith the brief’s analysis of the facts and proceedings, and the conclusion th at this appeal is frivolous.5 In the event the appellant files a pro se brief, the State requests a reasonable time to respond by way of supplemental br ief. Absent a pr o se brief by the appellant, or upon the expiration of such time as the court may allow the appellant to file, the State respectfully requests this Honorable Court to determine that this appeal is wholly frivolous and to affirm the appellant's convictions. If, however, this Court determines that issues need to be briefed more thoroughly, the State asks the Court to a ppoint new counsel and to allow the State the opportunity to respond to any further briefing. Stafford v. State , 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex.Crim.App. 1991).

PRAYER WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED , the State prays this court to find that this appeal is frivolous a nd affirm the appellant's convictions.

Respectfully Submitted,

/s/ Philip L. Hall Philip L. Hall Criminal District Attorney’s Office Bastrop County Texas 804 Pecan Street Bastrop, Texas 78602 State Bar Number 00787626 Phone: 512 581-7125 Fax: 512 581-7133 phil.hall@co.bastrop.tx.us6 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.4(i)(3), the State certifies that the length of this brief is 882 words. Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.4(e), the State certifies that a conventi onal typeface 14-point wa s used to generate

this brief.

/s/ Philip L. Hall Philip L. Hall7 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and corr ect copy of the State’s Reply to the Appellant’s Anders Brief was mailed to Dal Ruggles, 1103 Nueces Street, Austin, Texas 78701, counsel for the appellant , by certified mail on January 15, 2015.

/s/ Philip L. Hall Philip L. Hall