TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-15-00227-CR
Pedro P. Morales, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TOM GREEN COUNTY, 340TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. C-14-1091-SA, HONORABLE BEN WOODWARD, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Pedro Perez Morales was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm
by a felon, a third degree felony. Tex. Penal Code § 46.04(a). A jury found Morales guilty and
assessed his punishment at five years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice and a $2,000 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 Chief Justice Rose, Justices Pemberton and Field
Affirmed
Filed: October 7, 2015
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