TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-14-00248-CR
Jeffery Lynn Mills, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 426TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. 72116, HONORABLE FANCY H. JEZEK, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Jeffery Lynn Mills pleaded guilty to a second-degree felony offense of
indecency with a child by contact, see Tex. Penal Code § 21.11(a)(1), and waived his right to a trial
by jury. The trial court convicted appellant and sentenced him to eleven years’ confinement in the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
Appellant’s court-appointed attorney has filed a motion to withdraw supported by
a brief concluding that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the requirements
of Anders v. California by presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why
there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967);
Garner v. State, 300 S.W.3d 763, 766 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009); see also Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S.
75, 86–87 (1988).
Appellant received a copy of counsel’s brief and was advised of his right to examine
the appellate record and to file a pro se brief. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; Garner, 300 S.W.3d
at 766. We have not received a pro se brief from the appellant.
We have conducted an independent review of the record, including appellate
counsel’s brief, and find no reversible error. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; Garner, 300 S.W.3d at
766; Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). We agree with counsel that
the record presents no arguably meritorious grounds for review and the appeals are frivolous.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted. The judgment of conviction is affirmed.
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Scott K. Field, Justice
Before Justices Puryear, Pemberton, and Field
Affirmed
Filed: August 27, 2014
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