MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-10-00794-CR
Joe Luis MARTINEZ,
Appellant
v.
The STATE of Texas,
Appellee
From the 227th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2009-CR-8851-W
Honorable Philip A. Kazen, Jr., Judge Presiding
Opinion by: Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice
Sitting: Catherine Stone, Chief Justice
Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice
Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice
Delivered and Filed: July 6, 2011
AFFIRMED
Joe Luis Martinez pled no contest to assault-family violence (second), and received five
years’ deferred adjudication plus a $1,500 fine. The State filed a motion to adjudicate guilt and
revoke community supervision alleging Martinez committed several violations of his community
supervision by using a controlled substance on several occasions and by failing to report multiple
times. The trial court modified the conditions of Martinez’s community supervision by placing
him in a substance abuse treatment facility (SATF) and on “zero tolerance” for 180 days upon
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completion of SATF. Thereafter, the State filed a second motion to adjudicate guilt and revoke
community supervision alleging Martinez was unsuccessfully discharged from the SATF
program prior to completion, thereby violating a condition of his community supervision.
Martinez pled “true” to the alleged violation. The trial court found the alleged violation was
true, and proceeded to adjudicate Martinez guilty of assault-family violence (second). The court
sentenced Martinez to eight years’ imprisonment and imposed a $1,500 fine. Martinez appeals
the trial court’s judgment. We affirm.
Martinez’s court-appointed appellate attorney filed a brief containing a professional
evaluation of the record in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and a
motion to withdraw. In the brief, counsel raises no arguable appellate issues, and concludes this
appeal is frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the Anders requirements. See id.; see also
High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978); Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex.
Crim. App. 1969). As required, counsel provided Martinez with a copy of the brief and motion
to withdraw, and informed him of his right to review the record and file his own pro se brief.
See Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85-86 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997, no pet.); see also
Bruns v. State, 924 S.W.2d 176, 177 n.1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1996, no pet.). Martinez did
not file a pro se brief.
After reviewing the record and counsel’s brief, we conclude there is no reversible error
and agree with counsel that the appeal is wholly frivolous. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d
824, 826-27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
See id. Appellate counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted. Nichols, 954 S.W.2d at 86; Bruns,
924 S.W.2d at 177 n.1.
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No substitute counsel will be appointed. Should Martinez wish to seek further review of
this case by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, he must either retain an attorney to file a
petition for discretionary review or 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 is 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 must comply with the
requirements of Rule 68.4 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.4.
Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice
DO NOT PUBLISH
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