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NUMBER 13-10-00263-CR

                          COURT OF APPEALS

                THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                   CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

KIMBERLY GALINDO,                                                      Appellant,

                                        v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,                                                     Appellee.

                  On appeal from the 156th District Court
                         of Bee County, Texas.

                       MEMORANDUM OPINION
               Before Justices Garza, Benavides, and Vela
                Memorandum Opinion by Justice Garza
      On September 3, 2009, appellant Kimberly Galindo was convicted of recklessly

causing injury to a child, a second-degree felony, in trial court cause number B-09-

2114-2-CR-B. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.04(a)(1) (Vernon Supp. 2010). Galindo

was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment and was assessed a $1,000 fine, with the

prison term suspended and community supervision ordered for a period of ten years.
See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 42.12, § 3.

        The State filed a motion to revoke Galindo’s community supervision on March 16,

2010. The State alleged in this motion that Galindo violated the terms of her community

supervision by: (1) intentionally and knowingly possessing and using less than one

gram of cocaine, and (2) intentionally and knowingly consuming alcohol.                         Galindo

stipulated to the truth of the allegations in this motion. On April 13, 2010, the trial court

granted the motion, revoked Galindo’s community supervision, sentenced her to eight

years’ imprisonment, and assessed a $1,000 fine. This appeal followed.

                                           I. ANDERS BRIEF

        Galindo’s appellate counsel has filed a motion to withdraw and a brief in support

thereof in which he states that he has diligently reviewed the entire record has

concluded that there is no reversible error. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738

(1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 813 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1978).

Counsel has informed this Court that he has (1) examined the record and has found no

arguable grounds to advance on appeal, (2) served copies of the brief and motion to

withdraw on Galindo, and (3) informed Galindo of her right to review the record and to

file a pro se response.1 See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; Stafford, 813 S.W.2d at 510 n.3.

More than an adequate time has passed, and no pro se response has been filed.

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          The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has held that “the pro se response need not comply with
the rules of appellate procedure in order to be considered. Rather, the response should identify for the
court those issues which the indigent appellant believes the court should consider in deciding whether the
case presents any meritorious issues.” In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403, 409 n.23 (Tex. Crim. App.
2008) (quoting Wilson v. State, 955 S.W.2d 693, 696-97 (Tex. App.–Waco 1997, no pet.)).

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                                        II. INDEPENDENT REVIEW

        Upon receiving an Anders brief, we must conduct a full examination of all the

proceedings to determine whether the appeal is wholly frivolous. Penson v. Ohio, 488
U.S. 75, 80 (1988). We have reviewed the record and find that the appeal is wholly

frivolous and without merit. See Bledsoe, 178 S.W.3d at 827-28 (“Due to the nature of

Anders briefs, by indicating in the opinion it considered the issues raised in the brief and

reviewed the record for reversible error but found none, the court of appeals met the

requirements of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 47.1.”); Stafford, 813 S.W.2d at

509. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

                                       III. MOTION TO WITHDRAW

        In accordance with Anders, Galindo’s counsel has filed a motion to withdraw as

her appellate counsel. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; see also In re Schulman, 252
S.W.3d at 408 n.17 (citing Jeffery v. State, 903 S.W.2d 776, 779-80 (Tex. App.–Dallas

1995, no pet.) (“If an attorney believes the appeal is frivolous, he must withdraw from

representing the appellant. To withdraw from representation, the appointed attorney

must file a motion to withdraw accompanied by a brief showing the appellate court that

the appeal is frivolous.”) (citations omitted)). We grant the motion to withdraw.

        We order that counsel must, within five days of the date of this opinion, send a

copy of the opinion and judgment to Galindo and advise her of her right to file a petition

for discretionary review.2 See TEX. R. APP. P. 48.4; see also In re Schulman, 252

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           No substitute counsel will be appointed. Should Galindo wish to seek further review by the
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, she must either retain an attorney to file a petition for discretionary
review or file a pro se petition for discretionary review. Any petition for discretionary review must be filed
within thirty days from the date of either this opinion or the last timely motion for rehearing that was
overruled by this Court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2. Any petition for discretionary review must be filed with
this Court, after which it will be forwarded to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. See TEX. R. APP. P.
68.3, 68.7. Any petition for discretionary review must comply with the requirements of Rule 68.4 of the
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S.W.3d at 412 n.35; Ex parte Owens, 206 S.W.3d 670, 673 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).

                                                       ________________________
                                                       DORI CONTRERAS GARZA
                                                       Justice

Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b)
Delivered and filed the
9th day of December, 2010.

Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.4.

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