In The
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
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No. 06-10-00175-CR
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JOHNNY EDWARDS, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 3rd Judicial District Court
Anderson County, Texas
Trial Court No. 29656
Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Carter
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Johnny Edwards, an inmate in the Texas Department of Corrections, appeals from his
conviction by a jury for assault of a public servant.1 The jury found alleged enhancements true,
and assessed his punishment at seventy-five years’ imprisonment, to run consecutive to the
conviction he is presently serving.
Edwards’ attorney on appeal has filed a brief which discusses the record and reviews the
proceedings in detail. Counsel has thus provided a professional evaluation of the record
demonstrating why, in effect, there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. This meets the
requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503
(Tex. Crim. App. 1981); and High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1978).
Counsel mailed a copy of the brief and a letter to Edwards on January 21, 2011, informing
Edwards of his right to file a pro se response and of his right to review the record. Counsel has
also filed a motion with this Court seeking to withdraw as counsel in this appeal.
Edwards filed a pro se response on April 21, 2011. In his sixty-two-page missive, he
complains about perceived inequities, improprieties in his prior convictions and their use as
enhancements, about the way that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice handles inmates and
their complaints, the use of force against him, alleged incompetence by his trial counsel, and a
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Originally appealed to the Twelfth Court of Appeals, this case was transferred to this Court by the Texas Supreme
Court pursuant to its docket equalization efforts. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (Vernon 2005). We are
unaware of any conflict between precedent of the Twelfth Court of Appeals and that of this Court on any relevant
issue. See TEX. R. APP. P. 41.3.
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plethora of other matters.
We have determined that this appeal is wholly frivolous. We have independently
reviewed the clerk’s record and the reporter’s record, and find no genuinely arguable issue. See
Halbert v. Michigan, 545 U.S. 605, 623 (2005). We, therefore, agree with counsel’s assessment
that no arguable issues support an appeal. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–27 (Tex.
Crim. App. 2005).
We affirm the judgment of the trial court.2
Jack Carter
Justice
Date Submitted: May 12, 2011
Date Decided: May 19, 2011
Do Not Publish
2
Since we agree this case presents no reversible error, we also, in accordance with Anders, grant counsel’s request to
withdraw from further representation of appellant in this case. No substitute counsel will be appointed. Should
appellant wish to seek further review of this case by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, appellant must either retain
an attorney to file a petition for discretionary review or appellant must file a pro se petition for discretionary review.
Any petition for discretionary review must be filed within thirty days from the date of either this opinion or the last
timely motion for rehearing that was overruled by this Court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2. Any petition for
discretionary review must be filed with this Court, after which it will be forwarded to the Texas Court of Criminal
Appeals along with the rest of the filings in this case. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.3. Any petition for discretionary
review should comply with the requirements of Rule 68 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP.
P. 68.
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