COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
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No. 08-11-00183-CV
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Appeal from the
IN THE MATTER OF C.J.P., A '
JUVENILE. 65th Judicial District Court
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of El Paso County, Texas
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
On February 10, 2011, Appellant, a juvenile, entered a written stipulation wherein
he admitted all of the allegations of delinquent conduct set forth in Count I (engaging in
graffiti causing a loss less than $20,000) and Count II (theft over $50 but less than $500) of
the State’s third-amended petition. TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 51.03(a)(1) (West 2008).
The juvenile court conducted a disposition hearing on March 3, 2011. The juvenile court
thereafter entered an order of adjudication and placed Appellant on supervised juvenile
probation until Appellant’s 18th birthday. Appellant appeals from the juvenile court’s
denial of Appellant’s motion for new trial. We affirm.
Appellant’s court-appointed counsel has filed a brief in which she 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 advancing contentions which counsel says
might arguably support the appeal. See High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App.
1978); Currie v. State, 516 S.W.2d 684 (Tex. Crim. App. 1974); Jackson v. State, 485
S.W.2d 553 (Tex.Crim.App. 1972); Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex. Crim. App.
1969); see also In re D.A.S., 973 S.W.2d 296, 298 (Tex. 1998)(Texas Supreme Court held
that the Anders procedure applies to juvenile appeals and noted that, although
juvenile-delinquency proceedings are classified as civil, their nature is quasi-criminal). A
copy of counsel’s brief has been delivered to Appellant, and Appellant has been advised of
his right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se brief. No pro se brief has been
filed.
The record reflects that Appellant executed in writing a waiver and consent in open
court with the consent of Appellant’s attorney in accordance with TEX. FAM. CODE
ANN. § 51.09, and Appellant made a judicial confession admitting his guilt.
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. A discussion of the contentions advanced in counsel’s brief
would add nothing to the jurisprudence of the state.
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The judgment is affirmed.
GUADALUPE RIVERA, Justice
February 8, 2012
Before McClure, C.J., Rivera, J., and Antcliff, J.
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