Nelson Walter Meyers v. State ( 2012 )

NO. 07-12-0040-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL D
DECEMBER 27, 2012
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TIMOTHY D. CHAMBERS,
Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
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FROM THE 432ND DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY;
NO. 1238340R; HON. DAVID CLEVELAND, PRESIDING
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Memorandum Opinion
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Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ.
Appellant, Timothy D. Chambers, appeals his conviction for aggravated assault
with a deadly weapon. He pled guilty to a jury and it assessed punishment at thirty
years in prison.
Appellant’s appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw, together with an
Anders 1 brief, wherein he certified that, after diligently searching the record, he
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See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744-45, 87 S.Ct.1396,18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967).
concluded that the appeal was without merit. Along with his brief, appellate counsel
filed a copy of a letter sent to appellant informing him of counsel’s belief that there was
no reversible error and of appellant’s right to file a response pro se. By letter dated April
10, 2012, this court notified appellant of his right to file his own brief or response by
June 11, 2012, if he wished to do so. To date, a response has not been filed.
In compliance with the principles enunciated in Anders, appellate counsel
discussed three potential areas for appeal which included 1) jurisdiction, 2) rulings on
pretrial motions, and 3) ineffective assistance of counsel. However, counsel then
proceeded to explain why the issues were without merit.
In addition, we conducted our own review of the record to assess the accuracy of
appellate counsel’s conclusions and to uncover any arguable error pursuant to Stafford
v. State, 813 S.W.2d 508 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). After doing so, we concur with
counsel’s conclusions.
Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the trial court and grant counsel’s motion
to withdraw.
Brian Quinn
Chief Justice
Do not publish.
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