Lara, Andy v. State









In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-01-00707-CR

NO. 01-01-00708-CR

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ANDY LARA, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 182nd District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause Nos. 859688, 861430



O P I N I O N



Appellant pleaded guilty to two charges of aggravated robbery. The court found appellant guilty of both charges, and assessed his punishment at 30 years confinement in each case.

Counsel has filed briefs stating his opinion that the appeals are frivolous. The briefs meet 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 records 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 certifies that the briefs were delivered to appellant, and he was advised he had a right to file a pro se response. Thirty days have passed, and appellant has not filed a pro se response.

We have reviewed the record and counsel's briefs. We hold there are no arguable grounds for appeal.

We affirm the judgments.

We grant appellant's counsel's motions to withdraw. See Stephens v. State, 35 S.W.3d 770, 771 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2000, no pet.). Counsel still has a duty to inform appellant of the result of these appeals 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 Mirabal, Hedges, and Jennings.

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.