In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-14-00534-CV
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IN RE COMMITMENT OF ROBERT PERRY RUSSELL JR.
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On Appeal from the 435th District Court
Montgomery County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 14-05-05473 CV
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
A jury found that Robert Perry Russell Jr. suffers from a behavioral
abnormality that predisposes him to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence.
The trial court rendered a final judgment and an order of civil commitment. We
affirm the trial court’s judgment and order of civil commitment.
After perfecting appeal, Russell’s appointed appellate counsel filed a brief
certifying that the appeal is frivolous. Appellate counsel’s brief presents counsel’s
professional evaluation of the record and asks this Court to accept the Anders brief.
See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); In re Commitment of Rayson, No.
09-06-081-CV, 2007 WL 846555, at *1 (Tex. App.—Beaumont Mar. 22, 2007, no
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pet.) (mem. op.). On March 17, 2015, we granted leave to file a pro se brief. No
pro se brief or other response has been filed.
We have reviewed the record and determined that this appeal is wholly
frivolous. The Anders brief filed by appellate counsel adequately presents the case,
and additional briefing will not aid in the satisfactory submission of the appeal. See
Tex. R. App. P. 38.9. We find no arguable error requiring further action in this
case. We affirm the trial court’s judgment and order of civil commitment.
AFFIRMED.
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STEVE McKEITHEN
Chief Justice
Submitted on June 18, 2015
Opinion Delivered August 13, 2015
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.
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