Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2010

John Andy Jones v. State

John Andy Jones v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided May 20, 2010

John Andy Jones v. State

Opinion

Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed May 20, 2010.

 

 

In The

 

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-09-00768-CR

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JOHN ANDY JONES, Appellant

 

V.

 

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

 

 


On Appeal from the 183rd District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 1109177

 

 

 


MEMORANDUM OPINION

            A jury convicted appellant of murder and sentenced him to confinement for life in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and assessed a fine of $10,000.  Appellant filed a notice of appeal.

            Appellant’s appointed counsel filed a brief in which he concludes the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the requirement of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396 (1967), presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced.  See High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978).

            A copy of counsel’s brief was delivered to appellant.  Appellant was advised of the right to examine the appellate record and file a pro se response.  See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).  At appellant’s request, the record was provided to him.  On May 5, 2010, appellant filed a pro se response to counsel’s brief.

            We have carefully reviewed the record, counsel’s brief, and appellant’s response, and agree the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit.  Further, we find no reversible error in the record.  A discussion of the brief would add nothing to the jurisprudence of the state.  We do not address the merits of each claim raised in an Anders brief or a pro se response when we have determined there are no arguable grounds for review.  See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 827–28 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). 

            Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

 

                                                                        PER CURIAM

 

 

Panel consists of Justices Brown, Sullivan, and Christopher.

Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).

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