Johnson, Ben v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 18, 2002
• Docket: 14-01-01150-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Affirmed and Opinion filed July 18, 2002

Affirmed and Opinion filed July 18, 2002.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NOS. 14-01-01149-CR,

              14-01-01150-CR, &

         14-01-01151-CR

BEN JOHNSON, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 248th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause Nos. 876,073; 876,072; & 876,071

M E M O R A N D U M  O P I N I O N

            Appellant entered pleas of guilty to three counts of aggravated robbery.  On October 10, 2001, the trial court sentenced appellant to confinement for fifteen years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on each count, sentences to run concurrently.  Appellant filed a notice of appeal.

            Appellant’s appointed counsel filed a brief in which he concludes the appeals are wholly frivolous and without merit.  The brief meets the requirements of Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced.  See High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978).

            A copy of counsel’s brief was delivered to appellant.  Appellant was advised of the right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se response.  See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).  As of this date, no pro se response has been filed.

            We have carefully reviewed the record and counsel’s brief and agree that the appeals are wholly frivolous and without merit.  Further, we find no reversible error in the record.  A discussion of the brief would add nothing to the jurisprudence of the state.

            Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

                                                                        PER CURIAM

Judgment rendered and Opinion filed July 18, 2002.

Panel consists of Justices Hudson, Fowler, and Edelman.

Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.3(b).