Adrian Granados-Yepez v. State ( 2015 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-15-00186-CR
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ADRIAN GRANADOS-YEPEZ, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
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On Appeal from the 9th District Court
Montgomery County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 13-01-00909 CR
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Adrian Granados-Yepez pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery, and the trial
court sentenced Granados-Yepez to twenty-five years in prison. Granados-Yepez’s
appellate counsel filed a brief that presents counsel’s professional evaluation of the
record and concludes Granados-Yepez’s appeal is frivolous. See Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App.
1978). Granados-Yepez filed a pro se brief in response.
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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has held that we need not address the
merits of issues raised in Anders briefs or pro se responses. Bledsoe v. State, 178
S.W.3d 824, 826-27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Rather, we may determine that: (1)
“the appeal is wholly frivolous and issue an opinion explaining that it has reviewed
the record and finds no reversible error”; or (2) “arguable grounds for appeal exist
and remand the cause to the trial court so that new counsel may be appointed to
brief the issues.” Id. We have determined that this appeal is wholly frivolous. We
have independently examined the clerk’s record and the reporter’s record, and we
agree that no arguable issues support the appeal. We find it unnecessary to order
appointment of new counsel to re-brief the appeal. Compare Stafford v. State, 813
S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). We affirm the trial court’s judgment. 1
AFFIRMED.
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STEVE McKEITHEN
Chief Justice
Submitted on October 16, 2015
Opinion Delivered November 4, 2015
Do Not Publish
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.
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Granados-Yepez may challenge our decision by filing a petition for
discretionary review. See Tex. R. App. P. 68.
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