NUMBER 13-17-00580-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG IN THE MATTER OF V.C.A., A CHILD

On appeal from the County Court of Victoria County, Texas.

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Benavides and Longoria Memorandum Opinion by Justice Benavides V.C.A.,1 a child, has filed this appeal of her sentence to confinement to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD). V.C.A. was charged and adjudicated of the offense of assault of a public servant, a third-degree felony. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.01(a), (b)(1) (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.S.).

V.C.A. pleaded true to the allegation during an adjudication hearing. See TEX.

FAM. CODE ANN. § 54.03 (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.S.). During her disposition hearing the following month, the trial court took judicial notice of the court’s file, including a report from a psychologist. The court also heard testimony from the complainant, V.C.A.’s probation officers, V.C.A.’s guardian, V.C.A.’s Court Appointed Special Advocate, and V.C.A. herself. Following the close of testimony, the trial court sentenced V.C.A. to commitment in TJJD for an indeterminate sentence and made a finding that V.C.A. has behavioral health or other special needs that cannot be met with the resources available in the community. See id. §§ 54.04(d)(2), 54.04013 (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.S.). V.C.A. filed this notice of appeal. V.C.A.’s court-appointed appellate counsel has filed an Anders brief. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967).

We affirm.

I. ANDERS BRIEF Pursuant to Anders v. California, V.C.A.’s court-appointed appellate counsel has filed a brief and a motion to withdraw with this Court, stating that his review of the record yielded no grounds of error upon which an appeal can be predicated. See id. Counsel’s brief meets the requirements of Anders as it presents a professional evaluation demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to advance on appeal. See In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403, 407 n.9 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) (“In Texas, an Anders brief need not specifically advance ‘arguable’ points of error if counsel finds none, but it must provide record references to the facts and procedural history and set out pertinent legal authorities.”) (citing Hawkins v. State, 112 S.W.3d 340, 343–44 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2003, no pet.)); Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 n.3 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991) (en banc).

In compliance with High v. State and Kelly v. State, V.C.A.’s counsel carefully discussed why, under controlling authority, there is no reversible error in the trial court’s judgment. See High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 813 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1978); Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319–22 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). V.C.A.’s appellate counsel also notified this Court that he: (1) notified V.C.A. that he has filed an Anders brief and a motion to withdraw; (2) provided V.C.A. with copies of both pleadings; (3) informed V.C.A. of her rights to file a pro se response,2 review the record preparatory to filing that response, and seek discretionary review if we conclude that the appeal is frivolous; (4) provided V.C.A. with a copy of the appellate record; and (5) informed V.C.A. that the pro se response, if any, should identify for the Court those issues which she believes the Court should consider in deciding whether the case presents any meritorious issues. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; Kelly, 436 S.W.3d at 319–20; see also In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 409 n.23. V.C.A. did not file a pro se response.

II. INDEPENDENT REVIEW Upon receiving an Anders brief, we must conduct a full examination of all the proceedings to determine whether the case is wholly frivolous. Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988). A court of appeals has two options when an Anders brief is filed.

After reviewing the entire record, it may: (1) determine that the appeal is wholly frivolous and issue an opinion explaining that it finds no reversible error; or (2) determine that there

are arguable grounds for appeal and remand the case to the trial court for appointment of new appellate counsel. Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). If the court finds arguable grounds for appeal, it may not review those grounds until after new counsel has briefed those issues on appeal. Id. We have reviewed the entire record, counsel’s brief, and we have found nothing that would arguably support an appeal. See id. at 827–28 (“Due to the nature of Anders briefs, by indicating in the opinion that it considered the issues raised in the briefs and reviewed the record for reversible error but found none, the court of appeals met the requirement of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 47.1.”); Stafford, 813 S.W.2d at 509.

There is no reversible error in the record. Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

III. MOTION TO WITHDRAW In accordance with Anders, V.C.A.’s attorney has asked this Court for permission to withdraw as counsel for appellant. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; see also In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 408 n.17 (citing Jeffrey v. State, 903 S.W.2d 776, 779–80 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1995, no pet.) (“[I]f an attorney believes the appeal is frivolous, he must withdraw from representing the appellant. To withdraw from representation, the appointed attorney must file a motion to withdraw accompanied by a brief showing the appellate court that the appeal is frivolous.”) (citations omitted)). We grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. Within five days of this Court’s opinion, counsel is ordered to send a copy of this opinion and this Court’s judgment to V.C.A. and advise her of her right to

file a petition for discretionary review. 3 See TEX. R. APP. P. 48.4; see also In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 412 n.35; Ex Parte Owens, 206 S.W.3d 670, 673 (Tex. Crim.

App. 2006).

IV. CONCLUSION We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

GINA M. BENAVIDES, Justice

Delivered and filed the 24th day of May, 2018.