Sanchez v. State
Sanchez v. State
Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Appellant, Alfonso Sanchez, waived trial by jury and pleaded guilty to the offenses of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 20.04 (Vernon 1989); Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 29.03 (Vernon Supp. 1990). The record reflects that appellant judicially con
The record reflects that appellant and a male accomplice approached Yolanda Gavi-to, the victim, as she entered her automobile in a Brownsville, Texas department store parking lot. Appellant pointed a gun at Gavito and demanded money. Appellant took Gavito’s cash, then forced her to go with both men as appellant drove the car around the city. Appellant subsequently freed Gavito after stealing her jewelry. The victim described appellant and his accomplice in her police statement. She subsequently identified appellant and his accomplice as her abductors from two police photograph line-ups.
Both appellant and his accomplice made voluntary inculpatory statements to the police regarding the offenses against Gavito. The trial court admitted into evidence the statements made by appellant, the accomplice and the victim, Gavito. In addition, the trial court accepted appellant’s plea of guilty.
Appellant’s court-appointed counsel filed a brief in which he concludes that this appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. Our review of the transcript indicates that no fundamental error was committed. Counsel delivered to appellant a copy of counsel’s brief accompanied by a letter advising appellant of his right to file a pro se brief. No pro se brief has been filed. Counsel’s brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), by advancing a contention which counsel believes might arguably support this appeal. See Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex.Crim.App. 1969).
When reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, the appellate court must look at all the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Houston v. State, 663 S.W.2d 455, 456 (Tex.Crim.App. 1984); Esquivel v. State, 506 S.W.2d 613, 615 (Tex.Crim.App. 1974); Nieto v. State, 767 S.W.2d 905, 908 (Tex.App.—Corpus Christi 1989, no pet.). The inculpatory statements made by and against appellant and his judicial confessions are sufficient evidence that appellant committed the alleged offenses. We find nothing in the record which might arguably support a different result in this appeal. The judgments of the trial court are AFFIRMED.
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