Stephen Anthony Sosa, Jr. v. the State of Texas ( 2023 )

Opinion filed June 8, 2023
In The
Eleventh Court of Appeals
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No. 11-22-00212-CR
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STEPHEN ANTHONY SOSA, JR., Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 35th District Court
Brown County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CR26271
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Stephen Sosa, Jr., Appellant, waived a jury and entered an open plea of guilty
to the third-degree felony offense of evading arrest. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN.
§ 38.04 (West 2016). The trial court accepted Appellant’s plea of guilty and the trial
court assessed Appellant’s punishment at confinement for a term of seven years in
the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. We affirm.
Appellant’s court-appointed counsel has filed a motion to withdraw. The
motion is supported by a brief in which counsel professionally and conscientiously
examines the record and applicable law and states that she has concluded that this
appeal is frivolous and without merit. Counsel has provided Appellant with a copy
of the brief, a copy of the motion to withdraw, and a copy of the clerk’s record and
the reporter’s record. Counsel advised Appellant of his right to review the record
and file a response to counsel’s brief. Counsel also advised Appellant of his right to
file a pro se petition for discretionary review in order to seek review by the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68. Court-appointed counsel has
complied with the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967);
Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d
403 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008); and Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503 (Tex. Crim. App.
1991).
Appellant has not filed a response to counsel’s Anders brief. Following the
procedures outlined in Anders and Schulman, we have independently reviewed the
record, and we agree with counsel that no arguable grounds for appeal exist. 1
We grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm the judgment of the
trial court.
W. BRUCE WILLIAMS
JUSTICE
June 8, 2023
Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J.,
Trotter, J., and Williams, J.
1
We note that Appellant has a right to file a petition for discretionary review pursuant to Rule 68
of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.
2