Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2014

Derrick Jerome Chambliss v. State

Derrick Jerome Chambliss v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided January 28, 2014

Derrick Jerome Chambliss v. State

Opinion

Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed January 28, 2014.

In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-13-00284-CR DERRICK JEROME CHAMBLISS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 54th District Court McLennan County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2012-690-C2 MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant entered a plea of guilty to assault—family violence. On February 26, 2013, the jury sentenced appellant to confinement for fifteen 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 requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (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, 512 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). As of this date, more than forty-five days has passed and no pro se response has been filed.

We have carefully reviewed the record and counsel’s brief and agree the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. Further, we find no reversible error in the record. 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 Chief Justice Frost and Justices Hill Jamison and Wise.

Do Not Publish — TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

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