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NO. 07-11-0435-CR

                               IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

                        FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                        AT AMARILLO

                                           PANEL C

                                        JUNE 29, 2012

                           ______________________________

                        SILVERIO HERNANDEZ, JR., APPELLANT

                                               V.

                            THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

                         _________________________________

              FROM THE 287TH DISTRICT COURT OF BAILEY COUNTY;

               NO. 2675-B; HONORABLE GORDON H. GREEN, JUDGE

                           _______________________________

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

                                 MEMORANDUM OPINION

      Pursuant to an open plea of guilty, Appellant, Silverio Hernandez, Jr., was

convicted of burglary of a habitation1 and sentenced to ten years confinement,

suspended in favor of ten years community supervision, and assessed a $10,000 fine.

1
Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 30.02(a) (West 2011).
In presenting this appeal, counsel has filed an Anders2 brief in support of a motion to

withdraw. We grant counsel=s motion and affirm.

        In support of his motion to withdraw, counsel certifies he has conducted a

conscientious examination of the record and, in his opinion, the record reflects no

potentially plausible basis to support an appeal. Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738,

744-45, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967); In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403, 406

(Tex.Crim.App. 2008).            Counsel candidly discusses why, under the controlling

authorities, the appeal is frivolous.              See High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 813

(Tex.Crim.App. 1978).           Counsel has demonstrated that he has complied with the

requirements of Anders and In re Schulman by (1) providing a copy of the brief to

Appellant, (2) notifying him of his right to file a pro se response if he desired to do so,

and (3) informing him of his right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review. In re

Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 408.3 By letter, this Court granted Appellant an opportunity to

exercise his right to file a response to counsel=s brief, should he be so inclined. Id. at

409 n.23. Appellant did not file a response. Neither did the State favor us with a brief.

        At approximately 1:30 a.m. on or about November 6, 2010, a lieutenant with the

Muleshoe Police Department was dispatched to a residence on a call of suspicious

activity.   When he arrived, he observed Appellant and other individuals exiting the
2
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967).
3
 Notwithstanding that Appellant was informed of his right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review
upon execution of the Trial Court=s Certification of Defendant=s Right of Appeal, counsel must comply with
Rule 48.4 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure which provides that counsel shall within five days
after this opinion is handed down, send Appellant a copy of the opinion and judgment together with
notification of his right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review. In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 408
n.22 & at 411 n.35.

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house and an individual carrying an "armful of stuff" to a maroon SUV. When the

individuals noticed the lieutenant, they dropped the items to the ground, jumped into the

SUV and fled. The suspects were pursued by vehicle and then on foot. Appellant was

eventually apprehended. He confessed to the crime.

         When the case proceeded to trial a jury was selected, Appellant entered a plea of

guilty and the case proceeded to the punishment phase.          After presentation of the

evidence, the State argued against community supervision and requested the jury to

assess a "meaningful sentence in the penitentiary" based on other burglaries committed

by Appellant in a nearby community. The defense pleaded for probation given that

Appellant confessed to the crime and cooperated with police officers. After deliberating,

the jury assessed a ten year sentence and a $10,000 fine and recommended

suspension of the sentence, but not the fine.

         We have independently examined the entire record to determine whether there

are any non-frivolous issues which might support the appeal. See Penson v. Ohio, 488
U.S. 75, 109 S. Ct. 346, 102 L. Ed. 2d 300 (1988); In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 409;

Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex.Crim.App. 1991). We have found no such

issues. See Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex.Crim.App. 1969). After reviewing

the record and counsel=s brief, we agree with counsel that there are no plausible

grounds for appeal. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826-27 (Tex.Crim.App.

2005).

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      Accordingly, counsel's motion to withdraw is granted and the trial court=s

judgment is affirmed.

                                           Patrick A. Pirtle
                                               Justice

Do not publish.

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