Derrick James Williams, Jr. v. State ( 2018 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-18-00038-CR
DERRICK JAMES WILLIAMS, JR., APPELLANT
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE
On Appeal from the 272nd District Court
Brazos County, Texas
Trial Court No. 17-02667-CRF-272, Honorable Travis B. Bryan, Presiding
August 2, 2018
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ.
Derrick James Williams, Jr., appellant, appeals his conviction for unauthorized use
of a motor vehicle, enhanced. After a jury trial, appellant was found guilty and punishment
was assessed at eight years’ imprisonment. Appellant filed an appeal and counsel was
appointed.1
1 Because this appeal was transferred from the Tenth Court of Appeals, we are obligated to apply
its precedent when available in the event of a conflict between the precedents of that court and this Court.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 41.3.
Appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw and an Anders2 brief in the cause.
Through those documents, counsel certified that, after diligently searching the record, the
appeal was without merit. Accompanying the brief and motion is a copy of a letter
informing appellant of his counsel’s belief that there was no reversible error and of
appellant’s right to file a response, pro se. So too did the letter indicate that a copy of the
appellate record was provided to appellant. By letter dated May 3, 2018, this Court also
notified appellant of his right to file his own response by June 29, 2018. Appellant filed a
response.
In compliance with the principles enunciated in Anders, appellate counsel
discussed one potential area for appeal, which included whether the evidence was
sufficient to support guilt. However, counsel then explained why the issue lacked merit.
In addition, we conducted our own review of the record and appellant’s response to
assess the accuracy of counsel’s conclusions and to uncover any arguable error pursuant
to In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008), and Stafford v. State, 813
S.W.2d 508 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991) (en banc). No such error was uncovered.
Accordingly, the motion to withdraw is granted, and the judgment is affirmed.3
Brian Quinn
Chief Justice
Do not publish.
2 See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744–45, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967).
3 Appellant has the right to file a petition for discretionary review with the Texas Court of Criminal
Appeals.
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