Ricardo Roger Morales v. The State of Texas Appeal from 25th Judicial District Court of Guadalupe County (memorandum opinion )
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Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-14-00288-CR Ricardo Roger MORALES, Appellant v. The STATE The STATE of Texas, Appellee From the 25th Judicial District Court, Guadalupe County, Texas Trial Court No. 13-1384-CR-A The Honorable William Old, Judge Presiding Opinion by: Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Delivered and Filed: October 21, 2015 AFFIRMED Ricardo Roger Morales was convicted of felony driving while intoxicated (habitual) and sentenced to fifty years’ imprisonment. Morales’s court-appointed attorney filed a brief containing a professional evaluation of the record in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). Counsel concludes that the appeal has no merit. Counsel provided Morales with a copy of the brief and informed him of his right to review the record and file his own brief. See Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85–86 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997, no pet.); Bruns v. State, 924 04-14-00288-CR S.W.2d 176, 177 n.1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1996, no pet.). Morales obtained a copy of the record and filed a pro se brief. After reviewing the record, counsel’s brief, and Morales’s pro se brief, we agree that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. 1 The judgment of the trial court is affirmed. Appellate counsel’s request to withdraw is granted. Nichols, 954 S.W.2d at 86; Bruns, 924 S.W.2d at 177 n.1. No substitute counsel will be appointed. Should Morales wish to seek further review of this case by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Morales must either retain an attorney to file a petition for discretionary review or Morales must file a pro se petition for discretionary review. Any petition for discretionary review must be filed within thirty days from the later of: (1) the date of this opinion; or (2) the date the last timely motion for rehearing is overruled by this court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2. Any petition for discretionary review must be filed in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.3. Any petition for discretionary review should comply with the requirements of Rule 68.4 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.4. Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice Do Not Publish 1 Because we have determined that the appeal is frivolous, we do not address any of the issues raised by Morales in his pro se brief. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826-27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). -2-
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