Bradford, David Tyrone v. State

Opinion issued August 29, 2002

















In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas




NO. 01-01-01223-CR




DAVID TYRONE BRADFORD, Appellant



V.



THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee




On Appeal from the 263rd District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 877711




MEMORANDUM OPINION



Appellant, David Tyrone Bradford, pleaded guilty, without an agreed punishment recommendation from the State, to aggravated robbery. The trial court found appellant guilty, made an affirmative finding that a deadly weapon was used in the commission of the offense, and assessed appellant's punishment at 15 years in prison.

Appointed counsel for appellant has filed a brief stating that, in her opinion, the appeal is frivolous. The brief meets the minimum requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 1400 (1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record and stating why there are no arguable grounds of error on appeal. See Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137, 138 (Tex. Crim. App. 1969).

Counsel has certified that the brief was delivered to appellant, and appellant was advised he had a right to file a pro se response. More than 30 days have passed, and appellant has filed no response. We have reviewed the entire record, and hold there are no arguable grounds for appeal. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

We also grant counsel's motion to withdraw. See Stephens v. State, 35 S.W.3d 770, 771 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2000, no pet.). We note that counsel still has a duty to inform appellant of the result of this appeal and also to inform appellant that he may, on his own, pursue discretionary review in the Court of Criminal Appeals. See Ex parte Wilson, 956 S.W.2d 25, 27 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997).

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Taft, Jennings, and Keyes.

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.