Court Opinion

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02-11-195-CR

COURT
  OF APPEALS
SECOND DISTRICT OF
  TEXAS
FORT WORTH
 

 
 
NO. 02-11-00195-CR
 
 

HARRY EUGENE BROWN

 

APPELLANT

                                                                                                                             
V.
 

THE
  STATE OF TEXAS

 

STATE

 
 
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FROM THE 432ND DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY
 
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MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]
 
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          Appellant Harry Eugene
Brown appeals the trial court’s judgment revoking his deferred adjudication
community supervision and sentencing him to fourteen years’ confinement for
burglary of a habitation.  Brown’s court-appointed appellate counsel has filed
a motion to withdraw as counsel and a brief in support of that motion. 
Counsel’s brief and motion meet the requirements of Anders v. California
by presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there
are no arguable grounds for relief.  386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396 (1967).  Brown
had the opportunity to file a pro se brief, but he has not done so.
          Once an appellant’s
court-appointed attorney files a motion to withdraw on the ground that the
appeal is frivolous and fulfills the requirements of Anders, this court
is obligated to undertake an independent examination of the record.  See
Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991); Mays v.
State, 904 S.W.2d 920, 922–23 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1995, no pet.).  Only
then may we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.  See Penson v. Ohio, 488
U.S. 75, 82–83, 109 S. Ct. 346, 351 (1988).
          We have carefully reviewed
the record and counsel’s brief.  We agree with counsel that this appeal is
wholly frivolous and without merit; we find nothing in the record that might
arguably support the appeal.  See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824,
827–28 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005); see also Meza v. State, 206 S.W.3d 684,
685 n.6 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).  Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to
withdraw and affirm the trial court’s judgment.
 
                                                          PER
CURIAM
 
PANEL:  MCCOY, J.;
LIVINGSTON, C.J.; and GABRIEL, J.
 
DO NOT PUBLISH
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b)
 
DELIVERED:  January 5, 2012

[1]See
Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.