COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
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JAMES L. BLOCK, No. 08-14-00022-CR
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Appellant, Appeal from
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v. 282nd District Court
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THE STATE OF TEXAS, of Rockwall County, Texas
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Appellee. (TC # 2-13-335)
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
James L. Block appeals his conviction of possession of more than five pounds but less
than fifty pounds of marihuana. Appellant waived his right to a jury trial and entered an open
plea of guilty. The trial court found Appellant guilty and assessed his punishment at a fine of
$2,000 and imprisonment for a term of nine years. We affirm.
FRIVOLOUS APPEAL
Appellant’s court-appointed counsel has filed a brief in which he has concluded that the
appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the requirements of Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493, reh. denied, 388 U.S. 924, 87 S.Ct.
2094, 18 L.Ed.2d 1377 (1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record
demonstrating why, in effect, there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. See In re Schulman,
252 S.W.3d 403, 407 n.9 (Tex.Crim.App. 2008)(“In Texas, an Anders brief need not specifically
advance ‘arguable’ points of error if counsel finds none, but it must provide record references to
the facts and procedural history and set out pertinent legal authorities.”); High v. State, 573
S.W.2d 807 (Tex.Crim.App. 1978). Counsel has notified the Court in writing that she has
delivered a copy of counsel’s brief and the appellate record to Appellant, and she advised
Appellant of his right to file a pro se brief and to seek discretionary review. Kelly v. State, 436
S.W.3d 313, 318-20 (Tex.Crim.App. 2014)(setting forth duties of counsel). Appellant has not
filed a pro se brief.
We have carefully reviewed the record and counsel’s brief, and agree that the appeal is
wholly frivolous and without merit. Further, we find nothing in the record that might arguably
support the appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
March 19, 2015
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice
Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Hughes, JJ.
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