Cory James Hickman v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 265th District Court of Dallas County

Opinion filed November 17, 2005

In The

Eleventh Court of Appeals

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   No. 11-05-00130-CR

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  CORY JAMES HICKMAN, Appellant

V.

STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 265th District Court

Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. F04-15860-SR

O P I N I O N

Cory James Hickman entered a plea of guilty to the offense of aggravated sexual assault of a child. The jury convicted appellant and assessed his punishment at confinement for 60 years. 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 he has concluded that the appeal is frivolous. Counsel has provided appellant with a copy of the brief and advised appellant of his right to review the record and file a response to counsel=s brief. A response has not been filed. Court-appointed counsel has complied with the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503 (Tex.Cr.App.1991); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex.Cr.App.1978); Currie v. State, 516 S.W.2d 684 (Tex.Cr.App.1974); Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex.Cr.App.1969); Eaden v. State, 161 S.W.3d 173 (Tex.App. - Eastland 2005, no pet=n).

Following the procedures outlined in Anders, we have independently reviewed the record, and we agree that the appeal is without merit. We note that the record reflects that the DNA in the semen found on the comforter matched the DNA in the saliva sample taken from appellant. There was testimony concerning five other similar assaults or attempted assaults by appellant on young girls.

The motion to withdraw is granted, and the judgment is affirmed.

PER CURIAM

November 17, 2005

Do not publish. See TEX.R.APP.P. 47.2(b).

Panel consists of: Wright, C.J., and

McCall, J., and Strange, J.