Ronald Eugene Hawkins v. State
Ronald Eugene Hawkins v. State
Opinion
Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed January 27, 2011.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-09-00993-CR
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RONALD EUGENE HAWKINS, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 178th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1180372
MEMORANDUM OPINION
A jury convicted appellant of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The jury found the allegations in two enhancement paragraphs were true and sentenced appellant to confinement for eighty-five years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Appellant filed a timely 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), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record and 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 January 10, 2011, 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 are not to 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 Seymore, Boyce, and Christopher.
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