Ronald Phillip Casillas III v. the State of Texas ( 2024 )

Opinion filed July 18, 2024
In The
Eleventh Court of Appeals
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No. 11-23-00176-CR
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RONALD PHILLIP CASILLAS, III, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 104th District Court
Taylor County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 23476-B
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Ronald Phillip Casillas, III, entered an open plea of guilty to the
offense of online solicitation of a minor, a second-degree felony. See TEX. PENAL
CODE ANN. § 33.021 (West Supp. 2023). Prior to sentencing, the trial court ordered
a presentence investigation report, and permitted the parties to present punishment
evidence. The trial court accepted Appellant’s plea, found him guilty, and assessed
his punishment at confinement for twenty years in the Correctional Institutions
Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and no fine.
Appellant’s court-appointed counsel has filed a motion to withdraw in this
court. The motion is supported by a brief in which counsel professionally and
conscientiously examines the record and applicable law and concludes that there are
no arguable issues to present on appeal. Counsel provided Appellant with a copy of
the brief, a copy of the motion to withdraw, an explanatory letter, and a copy of both
the clerk’s record and the reporter’s record. Counsel also advised Appellant of his
right to review the record and file a response to counsel’s brief, and of his right to
file a petition for discretionary review. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68. As such, 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 pro se response to counsel’s Anders brief. Following
the procedures outlined in Anders and Schulman, we have independently reviewed
the record, and we agree that the appeal is without merit.1
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm the
judgment of the trial court.
W. BRUCE WILLIAMS
JUSTICE
July 18, 2024
Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J.,
Trotter, J., and Williams, J.
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We note that Appellant has the right to file a petition for discretionary review pursuant to Rule 68
of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.
2