Olegario Pena v. State

Opinion issued April 29, 2004












In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-03-01027-CR

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OLEGARIO PENA, Appellant


V.


THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee





On Appeal from the 228th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 941570




 

MEMORANDUM OPINION

               Appellant Olegario Pena pleaded no contest to aggravated sexual assault without a plea bargain agreement. The trial court found appellant guilty and assessed punishment at confinement for 35 years. We affirm.

               Appellant’s court-appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw as counsel and a brief concluding that this appeal is without merit. Counsel’s brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 1400 (1967), by presenting an evaluation of the record that demonstrates the lack of arguable grounds of error. See High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 811 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978); Moore v. State, 845 S.W.2d 352, 353 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1992, pet. ref’d).

               Counsel represents that he served a copy of the brief on appellant. Counsel also advised appellant of his right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se brief. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). More than 30 days have passed, and appellant has not filed a pro se brief. We have carefully reviewed the record and counsel’s brief. We find no reversible error in the record, and agree that the appeal is without merit.

               We 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 affirm the trial court’s judgment.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack, and Justices Alcala and Bland.

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).