Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2019

Kelly Roddy v. State

Kelly Roddy v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided July 18, 2019

Kelly Roddy v. State

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-18-00066-CR No. 02-18-00067-CR No. 02-18-00068-CR No. 02-18-00069-CR ___________________________ KELLY RODDY, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS

On Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 2 Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court Nos. 1496170D, 1496171D, 1496173D, 1496175D

Before Birdwell, J.; Sudderth, C.J.; and Womack, J.

Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION Kelly Roddy appeals from her four convictions for aggravated robbery. Roddy pleaded guilty in all four trial court cause numbers without the benefit of a plea bargain. After receiving a presentence investigation report that was admitted into evidence, the trial court sentenced Roddy to concurrent sentences: one for twenty years’ confinement and the other three for fifteen years’ confinement each. We affirm.

Roddy’s court-appointed appellate counsel has filed a motion to withdraw and a brief under Anders v. California, representing that these cases present no nonfrivolous grounds for appeal. 386 U.S. 738, 744–45, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 1400 (1967). Counsel’s brief and motion meet the requirements of Anders by presenting a professional evaluation of the record and demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds for relief. See id.; In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403, 406–12 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) (orig. proceeding).

Counsel also complied with the requirements set forth in Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319–20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). Roddy filed a response agreeing with counsel’s brief, and the State has not filed a brief.

Once an appellant’s court-appointed attorney files a motion to withdraw on the ground that an appeal is frivolous and fulfills the requirements of Anders, we must independently examine the record. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). Only then may we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 82–83, 109 S. Ct. 346, 351 (1988).

We have carefully reviewed the record, counsel’s brief, and Roddy’s pro se response. We agree with counsel that these appeals are wholly frivolous and without merit—we find nothing in the appellate record that might arguably support these appeals. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 827–28 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005); see also Meza v. State, 206 S.W.3d 684, 685 n.6 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006). Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and affirm the trial court’s judgments.

Per Curiam Do Not Publish Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b) Delivered: July 18, 2019

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