TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-15-00024-CR
Steven Anthony Roe, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, 368TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. 13-0686-K277, HONORABLE RICK J. KENNON, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
A jury convicted appellant Steven Anthony Roe of aggravated assault with a deadly
weapon and aggravated sexual assault. See Tex. Penal Code §§ 22.02, 22.021. After appellant
pleaded true to an enhancement paragraph alleging a prior felony conviction, the jury assessed
punishment for both offenses at life imprisonment to run concurrently. See Tex. Penal Code
§§ 12.32, 12.42.
Appellant’s court-appointed attorney 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,
81-82 (1988).
Counsel has certified to this Court that she provided a copy of the motion and brief
to appellant, advised appellant of his right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se response,
and supplied appellant with a form motion for pro se access to the appellate record along with a
mailing address for this Court. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319-21 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014);
see also Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; Garner, 300 S.W.3d at 766. We have not received a pro se brief
from appellant.
We 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 that the appeal is frivolous.
Counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted. The judgments of conviction are affirmed.
_______________________________
Cindy Olson Bourland, Justice
Before Justices Puryear, Goodwin, and Bourland
Affirmed
Filed: January 8, 2016
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