in the Interest of R.A.F., a Child ( 2013 )

Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-12-00385-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF R.A.F., a Child
From the 386th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2009JUV00795A
Honorable Laura Parker, Judge Presiding
Opinion by: Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice
Sitting: Karen Angelini, Justice
Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice
Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
Delivered and Filed: March 6, 2013
AFFIRMED
Appellant R.A.F. appeals the juvenile court’s order transferring him from the Texas
Juvenile Justice Department (formerly the Texas Youth Commission) to the Texas Department
of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division to complete his sentence. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN.
§§ 51.04(a), 54.11 (West 2008 & Supp. 2012).
R.A.F.’s court-appointed appellate counsel filed a motion to withdraw and an appellant’s
brief in which she asserts there are no meritorious issues to raise on appeal and this appeal is
frivolous. Counsel’s brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967).
See In re D.A.S., 973 S.W.2d 296, 299 (Tex. 1998) (orig. proceeding) (applying Anders
procedure to juvenile proceedings); see also In re A.L.H., 974 S.W.2d 359, 360–61 (Tex. App.—
San Antonio 1998, no pet.) (Anders procedures apply to juvenile appeals). Counsel represents
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that she has provided the juvenile and his parent with copies of the brief and motion to withdraw,
and has informed them of the juvenile’s right to review the record and file his own appellant’s
brief. See In re A.L.H., 974 S.W.2d at 361; Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85–86 (Tex. App.—
San Antonio 1997, no pet.). No pro se brief was filed.
After reviewing the record and counsel’s brief, we conclude there is no reversible error
and agree with counsel that the appeal is wholly frivolous. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d
824, 826–27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s judgment. The
motion to withdraw filed by R.A.F.’s counsel is granted.
Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice
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