Irene Elaine Maestas v. State ( 2010 )

NO. 07-10-0074-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL B
JULY 26, 2010
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IRENE ELAINE MAESTAS,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
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FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1 OF POTTER COUNTY;
NO. 123,202-1; HON. W.F. “CORKY” ROBERTS, PRESIDING
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Anders Opinion
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Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and HANCOCK, JJ.
Irene Elaine Maestas (appellant) appeals her conviction for failing to report child
abuse. Appellant’s appointed counsel has now filed a motion to withdraw, together with
an Anders1 brief, wherein he certified that, after diligently searching the record, he
concluded that the appeal was without merit. Along with his brief, appellate counsel
filed a copy of a letter sent to appellant informing her of counsel’s belief that there was
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See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744-45, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967).
no reversible error and of appellant’s right to file a response pro se. By letter dated
June 16, 2010, this court also notified appellant of her right to tender her own response
and set July 16, 2010, as the deadline to do so. To date, no response has been filed.
In compliance with the principles enunciated in Anders, appellate counsel
discussed one potential area for appeal. It included the sufficiency of the evidence.
However, counsel then proceeded to explain why the evidence was sufficient to support
appellant’s conviction.
In addition, we have conducted our own review of the record to assess the
accuracy of appellate counsel’s conclusions and to uncover any reversible error
pursuant to Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 508 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). After doing so,
we concur with counsel’s conclusions.
Accordingly, the motion to withdraw is granted, and the judgment is affirmed.2
Brian Quinn
Chief Justice
Do not publish.
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Appellant has the right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review from this opinion.
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