Court Opinion

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Opinion issued March 4, 2004

In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-03-00787-CR
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GENE PAUL STRANGE, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 338th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 899595

 
MEMORANDUM  OPINION
               Appellant, Gene Paul Strange, waived his right to a jury trial and pleaded
not guilty to murder.  After hearing the evidence, the trial court found him guilty of
murder.  Appellant pleaded true to an enhancement paragraph that alleged he had a
prior felony conviction.  The trial court assessed punishment at confinement for 35
years.  We affirm.
               Appellant’s court-appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw as counsel
and a brief concluding that the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit.  The
brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744, 87 S. Ct.
1396, 1400 (1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record and
demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds of error to be advanced.  See High
v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 811 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978); Moore v. State, 845 S.W.2d
352, 353 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1992, pet. ref’d).
               The brief states that a copy was delivered to appellant, whom counsel
advised by letter of his right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se brief. 
See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).  More than 30
days have passed, and appellant has not filed a pro se brief.  We have carefully
reviewed the record and counsel’s brief.  We find no reversible error in the record,
and agree that the appeal is wholly frivolous.
               We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

               We grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.
 See Stephens v. State, 35 S.W.3d
770, 771 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2000, no pet.). 
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Taft, Nuchia, and Hanks.
Do not publish.  Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).