# Fourth Court of Appeals **San Antonio, Texas** MEMORANDUM OPINION N o s . 04

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- CR Martrais Louis STRICKLAND , Appellant

v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee From the 186th Judicial District Court , Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No s . 2018

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- 2012 Honorable Kristina Escalona , Judge Presiding Opinion by: Liza A. Rodriguez , Justice Sitting: Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Irene Rios, Justice Liza A. Rodriguez , Justice Delivered and Filed: June 12, 2024 AFFIRMED; MOTION S TO WITHDRAW GRANTED On February 22, 2019, Martrais Louis Strickland pleaded nolo contendere to the offense of continuous family violence and was sentenced to six years in prison. His sentence was suspended , and he was placed on community supervision for six years. On the same day, Strickland plead ed nolo contendere to the offense of evading arrest with a vehicle and was sentenced to six years in prison. Again, his sentenced was suspended, and he was placed on community supervision for six years. T he reafter, the State filed motion s to revoke and sup plemental motion s to revoke in each case. A t a hearing, Strickland pleaded “true” to allegations that he had failed to report to his community supervision officer f or specific months in 2021, 2022, and 2023 . The trial court04

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- revoked Strickland’s community supervision in each case , sentenced him to five years in prison for each offense , and ordered the sentences to run concurrently. Strickland appealed. In each appeal, Strickland’s court

- appointed appellate counsel filed a brief and a motion to wi thdraw in accordance with Anders v. California , 386 U.S. 738 (1967). With citations to the record and legal authority, counsel’s brief s explain why no arguable points of error exist for review and conclude that these appeals are frivolous and without merit

. See id . at 744

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. See 386 U.S. at 744

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- 13. Strickland was provided with copies of the Anders brief s and was informed of his right to review the record s and file his own brief s . See Kelly v. State , 436 S.W.3d 313, 319

- 20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). Additionally, counsel advised Strickland that if he wished to review the record s , he needed to file motion s in this court . Counsel provided Strickland with form motion s for th is purpose. See id

. However, Strickland never requested the records or filed his own brief s . We have reviewed counsel ’ s Anders brief s and the appellate record s . We agree with counsel that th es e appeal s are frivolous and without merit. Accordingly, w e affirm the trial court ’ s judgment s and grant counsel ’ s motion s to withdraw. 1 See Nichols v. State , 954 S.W.2d 83, 85

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— San Antonio 1997, no pet.); Bruns v. State , 924 S.W.2d 176, 177 n .1 (Tex. App.

— San Antonio 1996, no pet.). Liza A. Rodriguez , Justice
DO NOT PUBLISH

1 No substitute counsel will be appointed. If Strickland would like to seek review 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 p etition for discretionary review must be filed within thirty days from the later of (1) the date of this opinion; or (2) the date the last timely motion for rehearing is overruled by this court. See T EX . R. A PP . P. 68.2. Any petition for discretionary revi ew must be filed with the clerk of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. See T EX . R. A PP . P. 68.3. Any petition for discretionary review should comply with the requirements of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 68.4. See T EX . R. A PP . P. 68.4.