Karen Michelle Watson v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-12-00686-CR
Karen Michelle Watson, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY, 27TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. 69424, HONORABLE JOE CARROLL, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Karen Michelle Watson pleaded no contest to a charge of forging an instrument
purporting to be a United States Postal Service money order, a state-jail felony. See Tex. Penal Code
Ann. § 32.21(d) (West 2011). She also pleaded true to four prior state-jail-felony convictions,
enhancing her offense to a third-degree felony. See id. § 12.425 (West Supp. 2012). The trial court
sentenced her to nine years’ imprisonment and imposed restitution in the amount of $920. See id.
§ 12.35 (West Supp. 2012).
Watson’s court-appointed attorney has filed a motion to withdraw supported by
a brief concluding that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the
requirements of Anders v. California by presenting a professional evaluation of the record
demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. See Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967); Garner v. State, 300 S.W.3d 763, 766 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009); see also
Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988).
Watson was served a copy of counsel’s brief and was advised of her right to examine
the appellate record and to file a pro se brief. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; Garner, 300 S.W.3d at
766. No pro se brief or other written response has been filed.
We have reviewed the record, including appellate counsel’s brief, and find no
reversible error. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; Garner, 300 S.W.3d at 766; Bledsoe v. State,
178 S.W.3d 824, 826-27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). We agree with counsel that the record presents
no arguably meritorious grounds for review and the appeal is frivolous. Counsel’s motion to
withdraw is granted. The judgment of conviction is affirmed.
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J. Woodfin Jones, Chief Justice
Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Goodwin and Field
Affirmed
Filed: May 10, 2013
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