TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-14-00240-CR
Brenda Elaine King, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF HAYS COUNTY, 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. CR-12-1083, HONORABLE WILLIAM R. HENRY, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This is an appeal pursuant to Anders v. California.1 Appellant Brenda Elaine King
pleaded guilty to the offense of arson.2 As part of her plea agreement, King signed a stipulation of
evidence in which she admitted that she had intentionally set fire to an apartment building as alleged
in the indictment. At the plea hearing, the district court found the evidence sufficient to support a
finding of guilt, took the matter under advisement subject to a presentence investigation report,
and reset the case for sentencing. At the conclusion of the sentencing hearing, during which no
additional evidence was offered, the district court sentenced King to 10 years’ imprisonment. This
appeal followed.
King’s court-appointed attorney has filed a motion to withdraw supported by a
brief concluding that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the requirements of
1
386 U.S. 738 (1967).
2
See Tex. Penal Code § 28.02(a).
Anders v. California by presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there
are no arguable grounds to be advanced.3 Counsel has certified to the Court that he has provided a
copy of the motion and brief to King, advised King of her right to examine the appellate record
and file a pro se response, and supplied King with a form motion for pro se access to the appellate
record.4 In response, King has filed a short pro se brief and supplemental brief in which she
complains generally of ineffective assistance of counsel, what she considers to be a disproportionate
sentence, and various other actions in the proceedings below that she perceives to be “illegal.”
We have reviewed the record, counsel’s brief, and the pro se briefs. We agree with
counsel that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. We find nothing in the record that might
arguably support the appeal. Counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted.
The judgment of conviction is affirmed.
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Bob Pemberton, Justice
Before Justices Puryear, Pemberton, and Field
Affirmed
Filed: August 18, 2015
Do Not Publish
3
See 386 U.S. at 744-45; see also Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988); High v. State,
573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978); Currie v. State, 516 S.W.2d 684 (Tex. Crim. App. 1974);
Jackson v. State, 485 S.W.2d 553 (Tex. Crim. App. 1972).
4
See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319-20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
2
Brenda Elaine King v. State
Combined Opinion