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in Re Reggie Venable A/K/A Bang ( 2002 )


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  •           TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-02-00018-CR
In re Reggie Venable a/k/a Bang
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 27TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. 34,534, HONORABLE MARTHA J. TRUDO, JUDGE PRESIDING
Reggie Venable is incarcerated following his conviction for aggravated sexual assault of a
child. Venable filed a motion requesting DNA testing of the victim=s clothing, claiming that blood stains
thereon were not tested prior to his trial and that the results of such tests would be favorable to him. Tex.
Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 64.01 (West Supp. 2002). In its response to the motion, the State informed
the court that no physical evidence of the sort described in the motion exists or has ever existed.
    Id. art. 64.02. 
    The court denied the motion for DNA testing after finding, among other things, that the evidence
sought to be tested does not exist.
    Id. art. 64.03(a)(1)(A)(i). 
    Venable=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 Venable, who was advised of his right to examine the 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 order is affirmed.
__________________________________________
Marilyn Aboussie, Chief Justice
Before Chief Justice Aboussie, Justices B. A. Smith and Yeakel
Affirmed
Filed: April 25, 2002
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