Karl Arthur Keene v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: November 12, 2025
• Docket: 04-24-00535-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION

No. 04-24-00535-CR

Karl Arthur KEENE, Appellant

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee

From the 437th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2023CR7223 Honorable Joel Perez, Judge Presiding

Opinion by: H. Todd McCray, Justice

Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice H. Todd McCray, Justice Velia J. Meza, Justice

Delivered and Filed: November 12, 2025

AFFIRMED

On August 21, 2023, Karl Arthur Keene was indicted for threatening violence to influence

the conduct or activities of a branch or agency of the federal government, the state, or a political

subdivision of the state. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.07(a)(6). Pursuant to a plea agreement,

Keene pled guilty to the lesser included offense of terroristic threat. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. §

22.07(c). The trial court deferred adjudication of guilt and placed Keene on community supervision

for a period of one year. On May 14, 2024, the State moved to adjudicate guilt, alleging that Keene 04-24-00535-CR

had violated the terms of community supervision. Keene pled true to the alleged violation. The

trial court revoked Keene’s probation, adjudicated him guilty of the charged offense, and sentenced

him to 180 days in county jail.

Keene’s court-appointed appellate counsel filed a brief in accordance with Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). With citations to the record and legal authority, counsel explains

that there are no arguable points of error for him to advance on Keene’s behalf. See id. at 744-45.

Counsel concludes that this appeal is frivolous and without merit. See id.; High v. State, 573

S.W.2d 807, 812-13 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). The brief meets the requirements of Anders in

presenting a professional evaluation showing why there is no basis to advance an appeal. See id.

Further counsel has complied with the requirements of Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313 (Tex. Crim.

App. 2014) in that counsel has certified that he served copies of the brief and the motion to

withdraw on Keene, he has informed Keene of his right to review the record and to file a pro se

brief, and he has explained to Keene the procedure for obtaining the record. See id. at 319-20. This

court subsequently set a deadline for Keene to request a copy of the record and to file a pro se

brief. Keene did not request a copy of the record, nor did he file a pro se brief.

We have thoroughly reviewed the record and counsel's brief. We find no arguable grounds

for appeal and agree with counsel that this appeal is frivolous and without merit. See Bledsoe v.

State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826-27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). The judgment of the trial court is therefore

affirmed. See Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85-86 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997, no pet.);

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Bruns v. State, 924 S.W.2d 176, 177 n.1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1996, no pet.). Counsel’s

motion to withdraw is granted. 1 See id.

H. Todd McCray, Justice

DO NOT PUBLISH

1 No substitute counsel will be appointed. Should Keene wish to seek further review of this case, he must either retain an attorney to file a petition for discretionary review or file a pro se petition for discretionary review. Any petition for discretionary review must comply with the requirements of Rule 68.4 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and be filed in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals within thirty days from either the date of this opinion or the date that the last timely motion for rehearing is overruled by this court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2-68.4.

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