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NO. 07-05-0394-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT AMARILLO

PANEL D

AUGUST 31, 2006

______________________________

CHARLENE MORSHAY CARTER, APPELLANT

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

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FROM THE 181
ST
 DISTRICT COURT OF POTTER COUNTY;

NO. 50,047-B; HONORABLE JOHN BOARD, JUDGE

_______________________________

Before QUINN, C.J., and REAVIS and CAMPBELL, JJ.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant Charlene Morshay Carter appeals her conviction for murder and her jury-imposed sentence of 20 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and a $9,000.00 fine.  We will affirm the judgment and grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.

Appellant’s counsel has filed a brief stating that he has carefully reviewed the record in this case and concludes there is no reversible error and that the appeal is frivolous.  
See
 
Anders v. California
, 386 U.S. 738, 744-45 (1967).  Counsel has also filed a motion to withdraw in the case and, by letter, informed appellant of her right to file a pro se brief.  
Johnson v. State
, 885 S.W.2d 641, 646 (Tex.App.–Waco 1994, pet. ref’d).  By letter dated May 23, 2006, this court also notified appellant of her opportunity to submit a response to the 
Anders
 brief and motion to withdraw filed by her counsel, granting her until June 22, 2006 to do so.  This court’s letter also reminded appellant to contact her counsel if she needed to review any part of the appellate record to prepare a response.  Appellant has not filed a brief or other response.

   	We have independently examined the entire record in the case to determine whether there are any non-frivolous grounds which might support the appeal.  
See Penson v. Ohio
, 488 U.S. 75 (1988); 
Stafford v. State
, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex.Crim.App. 1991).  We have found no such grounds.  After reviewing the record before us and counsel’s brief, we agree with counsel that the appeal is frivolous.  
See Bledsoe v. State
, 178 S.W.3d 824 (Tex.Crim.App. 2005).

Accordingly, counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted and the judgment is affirmed.

James T. Campbell

         Justice

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