Manuel Aguilar v. State ( 2002 )


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  •           TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
    NO. 03-01-00529-CR
    Manuel Aguilar, Appellant
    v.
    The State of Texas, Appellee
    FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY, 274TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
    NO. 99-031, HONORABLE CHARLES R. RAMSAY, JUDGE PRESIDING
    A jury found appellant guilty of two counts of indecency with a child by contact. See Tex.
    Pen. Code Ann. ' 21.11 (West Supp. 2002). The jury assessed punishment for each count at
    imprisonment for fourteen years and a $10,000 fine.
    Appellant=s court-appointed attorney filed a brief concluding that the appeal is frivolous and
    without merit. The brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 
    386 U.S. 738
    (1967), by
    presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be
    advanced. See also Penson v. Ohio, 
    488 U.S. 75
    (1988); High v. State, 
    573 S.W.2d 807
    (Tex. Crim.
    App. 1978); Currie v. State, 
    516 S.W.2d 684
    (Tex. Crim. App. 1974); Jackson v. State, 
    485 S.W.2d 553
    (Tex. Crim. App. 1972); Gainous v. State, 
    436 S.W.2d 137
    (Tex. Crim. App. 1969). A copy of
    counsel=s brief was delivered to appellant, and appellant was advised of his right to examine the appellate
    record and to file a pro se brief. No pro se brief has been filed.
    We have reviewed the record and counsel=s brief and agree that the appeal is frivolous and
    without merit. We find nothing in the record that might arguably support the appeal. Counsel=s motion to
    withdraw is granted.
    The judgment of conviction is affirmed.
    __________________________________________
    David Puryear, Justice
    Before Justices Kidd, Patterson and Puryear
    Affirmed
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Do Not Publish
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