Alicia Midkiff v. State

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-14-00445-CR 5180576 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 5/6/2015 3:55:03 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK

No. 03­14­00445­CR FILED IN ALICIA MIDKIFF § IN THE COURT 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS § OF APPEALS 5/6/2015 3:55:03 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE V. § Clerk

§ THIRD JUDICIAL THE STATE OF § TEXAS § DISTRICT OF TEXAS MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS:

Now comes Crystal D. Murray, Movant, and brings this Motion to

Withdraw as Counsel and in support thereof shows:

1. Movant is attorney of record for Alicia Midkiff, and was

appointed by the trial to represent Appellant.

2. Pursuant to her duties as Appellant’s appointed counsel in this

appeal, counsel has made a thorough and conscientious review of the

entire record of the proceedings at the trial court to determine whether

there are any non­frivolous issues that can be raised in this appeal.

3. Counsel has determined there are no non­frivolous issues that

may be raised in this appeal on behalf of the Appellant.

4. Counsel has prepared a brief in conformity with A ​nders v. California​ , 386 U.S. 738 (1967)to be filed in support of this motion to

withdraw as counsel.

5. Appellant will be mailed a copy of the brief, the motion to

withdraw, Motion for Pro Se Access to the Appellate Record, and a letter

explaining the process.

6. The Appellant currently resides at:

Alicia Midkiff TDCJ#01957699 Crain Unit 1401 State School Road Gatesville, Texas 76599­2999

PRAYER

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Movant prays that the

Court will grant her motion to withdraw on the face of this pleading.

Respectfully submitted,

Law Office of Joshua P. Murray 1001 Cypress Creek Road, Ste. 405 Cedar Park, Texas 78613 Tel: (512) 257­1010 Fax: (512) 257­0005

By:​ /s/ Crystal D. Murray Crystal D. Murray State Bar No. 24029611 crystal@cedarparklaw.com Attorney for Alicia Midkiff

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that on May 6, 2015, a true and correct copy of the

above and foregoing document was served on the Williamson County

Attorney's Office,Williamson County, Texas, via email to James LaMarca,

jlamarca@wilco.org.

/s/ Crystal D. Murray Crystal D. Murray

No. 03­14­00445­CR ALICIA MIDKIFF § IN THE COURT § OF APPEALS V. § § THIRD JUDICIAL THE STATE OF § TEXAS § DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CERTIFICATE OF COUNSEL

In compliance with the requirements of ​ Anders v. California, ​ 386

U.S. 378 (1967), I, Crystal D. Murray, court­appointed counsel for

appellant, Alicia Midkiff, in the above referenced appeal, do hereby verify,

in writing, to the Court that I have:

1. notified appellant that I filed a motion to withdraw as counsel with an accompanying ​ Anders​ brief, and provided a copy of each to appellant;

2. informed appellant of her right to file a pro se response identifying what she believes to be meritorious grounds to be raised in her appeal, should she so desire;

3. advised appellant of her right to review the appellate record, should she wish to do so, preparatory to filing that response;

4. explained the process for obtaining the appellate record, provided a Motion for Pro Se Access to Appellate Record​ lacking only appellant’s signature and the date, and provided the mailing address for this Court; and

5. informed appellant of her right to seek discretionary review pro se should this Court declare her appeal frivolous.

/s/Crystal D. Murray Crystal D. Murray