Gerald Paul Hamilton v. The State of Texas--Appeal from County Criminal Court No. 5 of Tarrant County
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COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NOS. 2-08-076-CR 2-08-077-CR VICTOR DEAN CRENSHAW APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE ------------ FROM THE 213TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY ------------ MEMORANDUM OPINION 1 -----------After waiving a jury and entering open pleas of guilty, appellant Victor Dean Crenshaw appeals his convictions and concurrent four-year sentences for fraudulently possessing dihydrocodeinone, enhanced by one prior felony conviction. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §§ 481.104(a)(4), 481.129 1 ¦ See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4. (Vernon 2003); Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.33 (Vernon 2003), § 12.42(a)(3) (Vernon Supp. 2008). We affirm. Appellant s court-appointed appellate counsel for both appeals has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel and a brief in support of that motion. In the brief, counsel avers that, in his professional opinion, the appeals are frivolous. Counsel s brief and motion meet the requirements of Anders v. California by presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds for relief. 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396 (1967). Appellant filed a pro se brief, but the State did not file any briefs. Once an appellant s court-appointed attorney files a motion to withdraw on the ground that the appeal is frivolous and fulfills the requirements of Anders, this court is obligated to undertake an independent examination of the record. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991); Mays v. State, 904 S.W.2d 920, 922 23 (Tex. App. Fort Worth 1995, no pet.). Only then may we grant counsel s motion to withdraw. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 82 83, 109 S. Ct. 346, 351 (1988). We have carefully reviewed the record, counsel s brief, and appellant s pro se brief. We agree with counsel that these appeals are wholly frivolous and without merit; we find nothing in the record that might arguably support the appeals. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 827 28 (Tex. Crim. App. 2 2005). Accordingly, we grant counsel s motion to withdraw and affirm the trial court s judgments. PER CURIAM PANEL: LIVINGSTON, MCCOY, and MEIER, JJ. DO NOT PUBLISH Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b) DELIVERED: June 11, 2009 3
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