Joseph Mike Devia v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 22, 2014
• Docket: 01-13-00992-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON

MEMORANDUM ORDER

Appellate case name: Joseph Mike Devia v. The State of Texas

Appellate case number: 01-13-00992-CR

Trial court case number: 1329162

Trial court: 262nd District Court of Harris County

Appellant’s appointed counsel on appeal has filed a motion to withdraw, along with a brief stating that the record presents no reversible error and the appeal is without merit and is frivolous. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396 (1967). This Court must independently review the entire record in this appeal to determine whether no reversible error exists in the record, there are no arguable grounds for review, and the appeal is frivolous. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744, 87 S. Ct. at 1400 (emphasizing that reviewing court—and not counsel—determines, after full examination of proceedings, whether appeal is wholly frivolous); Garner v. State, 300 S.W.3d 763, 767 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009) (reviewing court must determine whether arguable grounds for review exist). In examining the record, the Court notes that the reporter’s record references a “mitigation packet” submitted to the trial court for consideration that was not included in the clerk’s record. See Reporter’s Record, vol. 1 at 11-12. Accordingly, we order that the district court clerk file a supplemental clerk’s record containing the mitigation packet by no later than July 28, 2014. It is so ORDERED.

Judge’s signature: /s/ Michael Massengale  Acting individually  Acting for the Court

Date: July 22, 2014