NO. 07-11-00281-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT AMARILLO

PANEL B

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

AKEAM MARSAY NICHOLS, APPELLANT

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE 

FROM THE 320TH DISTRICT COURT OF POTTER COUNTY;

NO. 61,691-D; HONORABLE DON R. EMERSON, JUDGE

Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and HANCOCK, JJ.

**MEMORANDUM OPINION**

	Appellant, Akeam Marsay Nichols, entered a plea of guilty to the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon[footnoteRef:1] and sentenced to ten years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.  However, the imposition of the term of confinement was suspended and appellant was placed on community supervision for a period of ten years.  Subsequently, the State filed a motion and an amended motion to revoke appellant’s community supervision.  Appellant entered an open plea of “True” to the amended motion to revoke his community supervision.  After finding the allegations contained in the amended motion to revoke were true, the trial court heard evidence on the issue of the proper sentence.  The trial court then sentenced appellant to serve the original term of ten years confinement in the ID-TDCJ.  Appellant perfected his appeal.  We affirm. [1:  See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 46.04(a)(1) (West 2011).] 

	Appellants attorney has filed an Anders brief and a motion to withdraw.  Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed. 2d 498 (1967).  In support of his motion to withdraw, counsel certifies that he has diligently reviewed the record, and in his opinion, the record reflects no reversible error upon which an appeal can be predicated.  Id. at 744-45.  In compliance with High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 813 (Tex.Crim.App. 1978), counsel has candidly discussed why, under the controlling authorities, there is no error in the trial courts judgment.  Additionally, counsel has certified that he has provided appellant a copy of the Anders brief and motion to withdraw and appropriately advised appellant of his right to file a *pro se* response in this matter.  Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 (Tex.Crim.App. 1991).  The Court has also advised appellant of his right to file a *pro se* response.  Appellant has not filed a response.

By his Anders brief, counsel raises grounds that could possibly support an appeal, but concludes the appeal is frivolous.  We have reviewed these grounds and made an independent review of the entire record to determine whether there are any arguable grounds which might support an appeal.  SeePenson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988); Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824 (Tex.Crim.App. 2005).  We have found no such arguable grounds and agree with counsel that the appeal is frivolous.

Accordingly, counsels motion to withdraw is hereby granted and the trial courts judgment is affirmed. [footnoteRef:2] [2: Counsel shall, within five days after this opinion is handed down, send his client a copy of the opinion and judgment, along with notification of appellants right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review.  See TEX. R. APP. P. 48.4.] 

								Mackey K. Hancock

									Justice

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