Coleton Chase Bizzell v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 24, 2025
• Docket: 11-24-00144-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion filed July 24, 2025

In The

Eleventh Court of Appeals __________

No. 11-24-00144-CR __________

COLETON CHASE BIZZELL, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 385th District Court Ector County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. D-23-1553-CR

MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, Coleton Chase Bizzell, was charged by indictment with the offense of aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 29.03 (West 2019). Following a bench trial, the trial court found Appellant guilty and assessed his punishment at imprisonment for thirty years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Appellant’s court-appointed counsel has filed a motion to withdraw in this court. The motion is supported by a brief in which counsel professionally and conscientiously examines the record and applicable law and concludes that there are no arguable issues to present on appeal. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Counsel has provided Appellant with a copy of the brief, a copy of the motion to withdraw, an explanatory letter, and a copy of the clerk’s record and reporter’s record. Counsel also advised Appellant of his right to review the record and file a response to counsel’s brief, and of his right to file a petition for discretionary review. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68. As such, court-appointed counsel has complied with the requirements of Anders, 386 U.S. 738; Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008); and Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). Appellant has not filed a pro se response to counsel’s Anders brief. Following the procedures outlined in Anders and Schulman, we have independently reviewed the record, and we agree that the appeal is without merit.1 Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

W. STACY TROTTER JUSTICE

July 24, 2025 Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b). Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J., Trotter, J., and Williams, J.

1 Appellant has the right to file a petition for discretionary review pursuant to Rule 68 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. 2