NO. 07-07-0287-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL A
AUGUST 11, 2008
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ARMANDO DIAZ, APPELLANT
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
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FROM THE 251ST DISTRICT COURT OF RANDALL COUNTY;
NO. 18404-C; HONORABLE ANA ESTEVEZ, JUDGE
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Before CAMPBELL and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Armando Diaz, pleaded guilty to the offense of injury to a child. The trial court deferred adjudication and placed appellant on community supervision for a period of seven years. Thereafter, the State filed a motion to adjudicate appellant alleging a number of violations of the terms and conditions of community supervision. Appellant pleaded true to five of the allegations contained in the State’s motion to adjudicate. After receiving appellant’s plea of true, and with consent of appellant, the trial court conducted a single hearing on the remaining allegations contained in the State’s motion to proceed and the issue of punishment. Appellant was sentenced to 10 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Appellant’s attorney has filed an Anders brief and a motion to withdraw. Anders v. California , 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 498 (1967). In support of his motion to withdraw, counsel certifies that he has diligently reviewed the record, and in his opinion, the record reflects no reversible error upon which an appeal can be predicated. Id . at 744-45. In compliance with High v. State , 573 S.W.2d 807, 813 (Tex.Crim.App. 1978), counsel has candidly discussed why, under the controlling authorities, there is no error in the trial court’s judgment. Additionally, counsel has certified that he has provided appellant a copy of the Anders brief and motion to withdraw and appropriately advised appellant of his right to file a pro se response in this matter. Stafford v. State , 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 (Tex.Crim.App. 1991). The court has also advised appellant of his right to file a pro se response. Appellant has not filed a response .
By his Anders brief, counsel raises grounds that could possibly support an appeal, but concludes the appeal is frivolous. We have reviewed these grounds and made an independent review of the entire record to determine whether there are any arguable grounds which might support an appeal. See Penson v. Ohio , 488 U.S. 75, 109 S. Ct. 346, 102 L. Ed. 2d 300 (1988); Bledsoe v. State , 178 S.W.3d 824 (Tex.Crim.App. 2005). We have found no such arguable grounds and agree with counsel that the appeal is frivolous.
Accordingly, counsel’s motion to withdraw is hereby granted and the trial court’s judgment is affirmed. (footnote: 1)
Mackey K. Hancock
Justice
Do not publish.
FOOTNOTES
1:
Counsel shall, within five days after this opinion is handed down, send his client a copy of the opinion and judgment, along with notification of appellant’s right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P . 48.4.