TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-14-00004-CR
Thomas Ramon Keifer, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 426TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. 71208, HONORABLE MARTHA J. TRUDO, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Thomas Ramon Keifer pleaded guilty to evading arrest with a motor
vehicle, see Tex. Penal Code § 38.04, and pleaded true to the enhancement paragraph of the
indictment. The trial court convicted appellant and sentenced him to ten years’ confinement in the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, and payment of a $1,000 fine.
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 appeal is 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, Goodwin, and Field
Affirmed
Filed: July 10, 2014
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