James Dewey Minton v. State ( 2010 )


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  •       TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
    NO. 03-10-00119-CR
    James Dewey Minton, Appellant
    v.
    The State of Texas, Appellee
    FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TOM GREEN COUNTY, 119TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
    NO. B-05-1414-S, HONORABLE BEN WOODWARD, JUDGE PRESIDING
    MEMORANDUM OPINION
    In April 2007, appellant James Dewey Minton was placed on deferred adjudication
    community supervision after he pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a child. Two years
    later, the State moved to adjudicate, alleging numerous violations of the conditions of supervision,
    including failing to pay fees, failure to complete sex offender therapy, and having unsupervised
    contact with children. At a hearing, the court found the allegations to be true, adjudicated appellant
    guilty, and imposed a sentence of thirty years’ imprisonment.
    Appellant’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, 
    386 U.S. 738
    , 744 (1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the
    record demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. See also Penson v. Ohio,
    
    488 U.S. 75
    (1988); High v. State, 
    573 S.W.2d 807
    (Tex. Crim. App. 1978); Currie v. State,
    
    516 S.W.2d 684
    (Tex. Crim. App. 1974); Jackson v. State, 
    485 S.W.2d 553
    (Tex. Crim. App. 1972);
    Gainous v. State, 
    436 S.W.2d 137
    (Tex. Crim. App. 1969). Appellant received a copy of counsel’s
    brief and was advised of his right to examine the appellate record and to file a pro se brief. See
    
    Anders, 386 U.S. at 744
    . No pro se brief has been filed.
    We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. See Garner v. State,
    
    300 S.W.3d 763
    , 766 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009); Bledsoe v. State, 
    178 S.W.3d 824
    , 826-27 (Tex. Crim.
    App. 2005). We agree with counsel that the appeal is frivolous. Counsel’s motion to withdraw
    is granted.
    The judgment of conviction is affirmed.
    ___________________________________________
    Jan P. Patterson, Justice
    Before Justices Patterson, Puryear and Henson
    Affirmed
    Filed: November 16, 2010
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