Adrian D. Burton v. State

 Opinion issued May 25, 2006














In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NOS. 01-05-00932-CR

          01-05-00933-CR

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ADRIAN D. BURTON, Appellant


V.


THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee





On Appeal from the 351st District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause Nos. 918096 and 998428




 

MEMORANDUM OPINION

          Appellant, Adrian D. Burton, pleaded guilty to two separate felony offenses of aggravated sexual assault of a child, and the trial court assessed punishment at confinement for life in each case. We affirm.

          Appellant’s court-appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw as counsel and a brief concluding that the appeals are 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 a professional 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 records 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 therefore affirm the judgments of the trial court in trial court case numbers 918096 and 998428.

          We grant counsel’s motion to withdraw in each case. See Stephens v. State, 35 S.W.3d 770, 771 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2000, no pet.).

          Any pending motions are denied as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack, and Justices Taft, and Nuchia.

Do not publish.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