AFFIRMED and Opinion Filed June 1, 2022 

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In The 

Court of Appeals 

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas 

No. 05-20-01106-CR 

JEROME ANTWONE SMITH, Appellant 

V. 

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee 

On Appeal from the 354th District Court 

Hunt County, Texas 

Trial Court Cause No. 32030 

MEMORANDUM OPINION 

Before Justices Molberg, Reichek, and Garcia 

Opinion by Justice Reichek 

In December 2017, Jerome Antwone Smith pleaded guilty to third-degree 

felony assault/family violence, impeding breathing or circulation and, pursuant to a 

plea bargain, was placed on two years’ deferred adjudication community 

supervision. 

In March 2019, the trial court amended appellant’s conditions of community 

supervision to require him to serve ninety days in county jail and to extend his 

community supervision by two years. Fourteen months later, in May 2020, the State 

filed an amended motion to revoke and proceed to adjudication of guilt, alleging 

eight violations of community supervision. Specifically, the State alleged that 
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appellant committed new offenses of evading arrest, assault/family violence, and 

assault/bodily injury; failed to pay fees and court costs; failed to reimburse Hunt 

County for urinalysis testing; and failed to perform his community service. 

At a hearing in November 2020, appellant pleaded true to all of the allegations 

contained in the motion, and the trial court accepted his pleas and adjudicated 

appellant guilty on the original offense. The case then proceeded to a punishment 

hearing at which appellant’s probation officer and appellant testified. At the 

conclusion of the evidence, the trial court sentenced appellant to ten years in prison. 

On appeal, appellant’s court-appointed attorney filed a brief in which he 

concluded the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. He also filed an 

accompanying motion to withdraw as appointed counsel. 

When an appellate court receives an Anders brief asserting no arguable 

grounds for appeal exist, we must determine that issue independently by conducting 

our own review of the record. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967) 

(emphasizing court, and not appointed counsel, determines whether case is 

“frivolous” after full examination of proceedings); Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 

511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991) (quoting Anders). If we conclude, after conducting an 

independent review, that “appellate counsel has exercised professional diligence in 

assaying the record for error” and agree the appeal is frivolous, we should grant 

counsel’s motion to withdraw and affirm the trial court’s judgment. In re Schulman, 
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252 S.W.3d 403, 409 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008); Meza v. State, 206 S.W.3d 684, 689 

(Tex. Crim. App. 2006). 

The brief before us meets the requirements of Anders. It presents a 

professional evaluation of the record showing why, in effect, there were no arguable 

grounds to advance. See High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 812 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel 

Op.] 1978). Appellant was provided a complete record and advised of his rights to 

file a pro se response. He did not file a response. 

We have reviewed the record and counsel’s brief. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 

S.W.3d 824, 826–27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005) (explaining appellate court's duty in 

Anders cases). We agree the appeal is frivolous and without merit, and we find 

nothing in the record that might arguably support the appeal. 

We grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and affirm the trial court’s judgment. 

 

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/Amanda L. Reichek/

AMANDA L. REICHEK 

JUSTICE 
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Court of Appeals 

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas 

JUDGMENT 

JEROME ANTWONE SMITH, 

Appellant 

No. 05-20-01106-CR V. 

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee 

 On Appeal from the 354th District 

Court, Hunt County, Texas 

Trial Court Cause No. 32030. 

Opinion delivered by Justice 

Reichek; Justices Molberg and 

Garcia participating. 

 Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, the judgment of the trial court is 

AFFIRMED. 

Judgment entered June 1, 2022