Regina Romero v. State ( 2014 )


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  • Motion Granted, Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed August 7, 2014.
    In The
    Fourteenth Court of Appeals
    NO. 14-14-00100-CR
    REGINA ROMERO, Appellant
    V.
    THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
    On Appeal from the 252nd District Court
    Jefferson County, Texas
    Trial Court Cause No. 13-16232
    MEMORANDUM                            OPINION
    Appellant entered a plea of guilty to burglary of a habitation. On April 8,
    2013, pursuant to the terms of a plea bargain agreement with the State, the trial
    court sentenced appellant to confinement for seven years in the Institutional
    Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, but suspended the
    punishment and placed appellant on community supervision for seven years,
    ordering restitution and assessing a fine of $750.
    The State subsequently moved to revoke appellant’s community supervision,
    alleging appellant had violated the conditions of community supervision. Appellant
    entered a plea of true to three violations. On December 9, 2013, the trial court
    signed a judgment revoking appellant’s community supervision and sentencing her
    to confinement for seven years in the Institutional Division of the Texas
    Department of Criminal Justice Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal.
    Appellant’s appointed counsel filed a brief in which he concludes 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
     (1967), by presenting a professional
    evaluation of the record and demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to
    be advanced. See High v. State, 
    573 S.W.2d 807
     (Tex. Crim. App. 1978).
    A copy of counsel’s brief was delivered to appellant. Appellant was advised
    of the right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se response. See Stafford
    v. State, 
    813 S.W.2d 503
    , 512 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). On April 29, 2014, this
    court ordered a copy of the record provided to appellant. On May 5, 2014, the trial
    court certified that it had provided the record to appellant. On June 3, 2014, this
    court notified appellant by order that if she wished to file a response to counsel’s
    Anders brief, it was required to be filed on or before July 28, 2014. See Kelly v.
    State, No. PD-0702-13; — S.W.3d — , 
    2014 WL 2865901
     (Tex. Crim. App. June 25,
    2014). As of this date, appellant has not filed a pro se response or a request for an
    extension of time to file a response.
    We have carefully reviewed the record and counsel’s brief and agree the
    appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. Further, we find no reversible error in
    the record. We need not address the merits of each claim raised in an Anders brief
    or a pro se response when we have determined there are no arguable grounds for
    review. See Bledsoe v. State, 
    178 S.W.3d 824
    , 827–28 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).
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    Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
    PER CURIAM
    Panel consists of Justices McCally, Brown, and Wise.
    Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
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Document Info

Docket Number: 14-14-00100-CR

Filed Date: 8/7/2014

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 9/22/2015