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IS M A E L S A L IN A S V A L A D E Z , A p p e ll a n t,
v . T H E S T A T E O F T E X A S , A p p el l ee.

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. On J a n u a ry6 , 2 0 0 9 , S a l i n a s p l e a d e d “tru e ” toa l l a l l e g a ti o n s
. A fte r a h e a ri n g , th e tri a l c o u rt
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. Ca lif o r n ia A ppel l ant ' s court
- appoi nt ed counsel f i l ed an A nd er s br i ef i n w hi ch he has concl uded th a t t h e rea ren o a p p e a l a b l e i s s u e s fo r th i s C o u rt to c o n s i d e r. Se eAn de r s v
. Ca lif o r n ia , 3 8 6 U .S

. 7 3 8 , 7 4 4 (1 9 6 7 ). A p p e l l a n t' s b ri e f me e ts th e r e q u i re me n ts o f A n de rs
. Se eid

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i ghv . S ta te , 5 7 3 S .W .2 d 8 0 7 , 8 1 2 (T e x
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. 3d 403, 407 n. 9 ( Te x
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. W. 3d 34 0, 3 4 3

- 4 4 ( T ex. A p p .– C o rp u s C h ri s ti 2 0 0 3 , n o p e t.)) ; St a ffo rd v . S ta te , 8 13 S

. W. 2d 5 03 , 5 10 n
. 3 ( T ex. C r i m
. A pp. 1991)

. I n com pl i ance w i t h A n de rs , fol l ow i ng hi s r evi ew of t he C ourt ' s f i l e and t he t r anscr i pt s, hi s r esear ch, and hi s cor r espondence w i t h appel l ant , counsel pr esent ed a pr ofess i onal eval uat i on of t he r ecor d i ncl udi ng, am ong ot her t hi ngs, a r evi ew of gr and j ury pr oceedi ngs, pr e- t r i al m ot i ons, r esear ch and i nvest i gat i on, com pet ency, sent enci ng, ri g h t t o p re s e n t e v i d e n c e d u ri n g th e g u i l t/i n n o c e n c e a n d p u n i s h me n t s ta g e s , a n d r i g h t t oThe Texas C our t of C r im inal A ppeal s has hel d t hat " th e p r o s e res pons e ne ed n ot c om ply w it h t he 1 ru l e s o f a p p e l l a t e p ro c e d u re i n o rd e r t o b e c o n s i d e re d

. Ra t h e r, t h e re s p o n s e s h o u l d i d e n t i f y f o r t h e c o u rt t ho se i ssue s w hi ch t he in di ge ntap pe l l an t be l i eve s t he cou rt

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i n d e c i di ng w he t he r t he case pres ents any m er itor ious is s ues
. " I n r e S c hulm an , 252 S

. W. 3d 4 03, 409 n. 23 ( Tex. C r im

. A pp. 200 8) ( quot ing W il s o n v. S ta te , 9 5 5 S .W .2 d 6 9 3 , 6 9 6 -9 7 (T e x . A p p .– W a c o 1 9 9 7 , n o p e t.)). 3 a p p e a l

. S e eA n de rs , 3 8 6 U .S . a t 7 4 4 ; C urr i ev . S ta te , 5 1 6 S .W .2 d 6 8 4 , 6 8 4 (T e x . C ri m. A p p . 1 9 7 4 ); see al

so H i gh , 573 S

. W

. 2d at812. C ounsel has i nfor m ed t hi s C ourt t hathe h as r e v i e w e d t he appe l l at e r ecor d and
c o n c l u d e d th e re a re n o a rg u a b l e g ro u n d s fo r re v e rs a l . H e h a s a l s o i n fo rme d th i s C o u rt t hathe p r ovi ded app el l antw i t h a copy of t he t r anscr i pt s i n hi s cas e, a copy of t he br i ef , and
n o t i f i e d a p p e l l a n t o f h i s ri g h t t o re v i e w t h e re c o rd a n d t o f i l e a p ro s e re s p o n s e t o c o u n s e l 's br i ef a nd m ot i on t o w i t hd r aw w i t hi n t hi rt y d ays. S ee In r e S chul m an , 252 S

. W

. 3d at409 1
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. S ee I n r

e S chul m an , 2 5 2 S .W .3 d a t 4 0 9 ; s e ea l s oA n d e rs , 386 U

. S

. at744- 4 5 ; S ta ffo rd , 8 1 3 S .W .2 d a t 5 0 9 ; H i gh , 573 S

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. 2d at813. I I

. I ndependen t Revi ew The U ni t ed S t at es S upr em e C ourt advi sed appel l at e court s t hat upon r ecei vi ng a

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. O h io , 488 U

. S

. 75, 80 ( 1988) ( quot i ng A n de rs , 3 8 6 U .S . a t 7 4 4 ); s e e Yb a rra v . S ta te , 9 3 S

. W. 3d 9 22 , 9 26 ( T ex. A p p .– C o rp u s C h ri s ti 2 0 0 2 , n o p e t.). Ac c o rd i n g l y , we h a v e c a re fu l l yre v i e we d th e re c o rd
a n d h a v e fo u n d n o th i n g th a t wo u l d a rg u a b l ys u p p o rta n a p p e a l

. S e e Bl e d s o ev . S ta te , 178 S .W .3 d 8 2 4 , 8 2 6 (T e x
. C ri m. A p p . 2 0 0 5 ); S ta ffo rd , 8 1 3 S .W .2 d a t 5 0 9

. W e a g re e w i th
c o u n s e l th a t t h e a p p e a l i s w h o l l yfr i v o l o u s a n d w i th o u t m e ri t. S ee Bl edsoe , 178 S

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. 3d at 8 2 7 -2 8 (" D u e to th e n a tu reo f A n de rs br i efs, by i ndi cat i ng i n t he opi ni on t hati t consi der ed t he i ss ues r ai sed i n t he br i efs and r evi ewed t he r ecor d for r ever si bl e er r or butfound no ne,N o su bst i t ut e co un sel w i l l be ap po i nt ed

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. 68. 4. 4 th e c o u rt o f a p p e a l s me t th e re q u i re me n ts o f T e x a s R u l e o f A p p e l l a te P ro c e d u re 4 7 .1 ." ). I I I

. C oncl usi on T h e j u d gm entof

t he t r i al court i s af

f i r m ed. I n accor dance w i t h A n de rs , a p p e l l a n t 's
a tto rn e yh a s a s k e d th i s C o u rt fo r p e rm i s s i o n to w i th d ra w a s c o u n s e l fo r a p p e l l a n t. S ee A n de rs , 3 8 6 U .S . a t 7 4 4 ; see al so I n r e S chul m an , 252 S

. W

. 3d at 408 n. 17 ( ci t i ng Je ffe ry
v . S ta te , 903 S

. W

. 2d 776, 779- 80 ( Tex. A pp. –D al l as 1995, no pet

. ) ( not i ng t hat"[ i ] f an a tto rn e y b e l i e v e s th e a p p e a l i s fr i v o l o u s , h e m u s t w i th d raw fr o m re p re s e n ti n g th e a p p e l l a n t. To w i t hdr aw

f r om r epr esent at i on, t he appo i nt ed at t or ney m ust f i l e a m ot i on t o w i t hdr aw acc om pani ed by a b r i ef show i ng t he appel l at e court t hat t he appe al i s f r i vol ous. ") ( ci t at i ons o mi t t e d ))

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. W i t h i n f i v e d a y s o f t h e d a t e o f

t h i s C o u rt 's opi ni on, counsel i s or der ed t o send a copy of t he opi ni on and j udgm entt o appel l ant and t o a d v is e a p p e lla n t o f h is r ig h t t o f ile a p e t it io n fo rd is c r e t io n a ryr e v ie w. 2 S ee T EX
. R. A PP
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so I n r e S chul m an , 2 5 2 S .W .3 d a t 4 1 2 n .3 5 ; E x par t e O w ens , 206 S

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. 3d 6 7 0 , 6 7 3 ( T e x . C ri m. A p p . 2 0 0 6 ).

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