ACCEPTED
14-15-00047-CR
FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
HOUSTON, TEXAS
4/29/2015 1:28:05 PM
CHRISTOPHER PRINE
CLERK
NO. 14-15-00047-CR
MARQUISE LAWRENCE § IN THE COURT OFFILED
APPEALS
IN
14th COURT OF APPEALS
ROBINSON HOUSTON, TEXAS
§ 4/29/2015 1:28:05 PM
VS. FOURTEENTH DISTRICTA. PRINE
CHRISTOPHER
§ Clerk
STATE OF TEXAS OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON
MOTION TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:
Comes now, J. Celeste Blackburn, counsel in the above-styled appeal
and requests permission to withdraw as counsel.
I.
J. Celeste Blackburn was appointed to represent Appellant by the
228th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas.
II.
Undersigned counsel has conducted a diligent review of the record and
pertinent case law, and counsel finds the appeal to be wholly frivolous.
Counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738
(1967) and Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex. Crim. App. 1969) in
which counsel relates that she has diligently searched the record and has
failed to find any meritorious points on appeal.
III.
Counsel has provided Appellant, by United States Mail, a copy of the
brief filed in this case, along with a letter outlining Appellant’s rights under
Anders. Additionally, Counsel has provided Appellant a true, correct, and
complete copy of the record on appeal pursuant to Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d
313 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
IV.
Counsel will provide Appellant a copy of this Motion to Withdraw
contemporaneously with filing of said motion.
V.
For the above reasons, counsel respectfully requests that this Court
grant this motion pursuant to Meza v. State, 206 S.W.3d 684, 689 (Tex. Crim.
App. 2006)(holding that courts of appeals have jurisdiction and authority to
grant a motion to withdraw that accompanies an Anders brief whenever they
find that appellate counsel has exercised professional diligence in assaying
the record for error and the court agrees the appeal is frivolous).
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Respectfully Submitted,
CELESTE BLACKBURN
Attorney at Law
333 N. Rivershire Drive; Suite 285
Conroe, Texas 77304
Texas State Bar Number: 24038803
Telephone: 936.703.5000
celesteblackburn@gmail.com
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing instrument has been
mailed via U.S. mail to Appellee’s attorney at the following address on April
30, 2015:
Alan Curry
Assistant District Attorney
Harris County District Attorney’s Office
1201 Franklin, 6th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
I also certify that a copy of the foregoing instrument has been mailed via U.S.
Mail to Appellant at the following address on April 30, 2015:
Marquise Lawrence Robinson
#01973693
Alfred Hughes Unit
Route 2 Box 4400
Gatesville, Texas 76597
CELESTE BLACKBURN
Attorney at Law
333 N. Rivershire Dr., Suite 285
Conroe, Texas 77304
Texas State Bar #: 24038803
Telephone: 936.703.5000
celesteblackburn@gmail.com
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