Juan Manuel Arevalos v. the State of Texas

AFFIRMED and Opinion Filed June 30, 2021

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Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-19-00466-CR

JUAN MANUEL AREVALOS, Appellant

V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 194th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. F-1900219-M

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Burns, Justice Goldstein, and Justice Garcia

Opinion by Justice Garcia

Appellant was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child under fourteen years of age and the trial court assessed punishment at fifteen years in prison.

On appeal, appellant’s counsel has filed a brief in which he concludes the appeal is frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). The brief presents a professional evaluation of the record showing why, in effect, there are no arguable grounds to advance. See High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 812 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1978) (determining whether brief meets requirements of Anders). Counsel delivered a copy of the brief to appellant. We advised appellant of his right to file a pro se response, but he did not file a pro se response. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319–21 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014) (noting appellant has right to file pro se response to Anders brief filed by counsel).

As required, appellant’s counsel has moved for leave to withdraw and has provided appellant with a copy of the motion. See In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403, 407 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) (orig. proceeding). We carried the motion for consideration with the merits.

Having reviewed the record, we agree with counsel that this appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit; we find nothing in the record before us that arguably might support the appeal. 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 judgment.

/Dennise Garcia/ DENNISE GARCIA JUSTICE

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Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT

JUAN MANUEL AREVALOS, On Appeal from the 194th Judicial Appellant District Court, Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. F19-00219-M. No. 05-19-00466-CR V. Opinion delivered by Justice Garcia.

Chief Justice Burns and Justice THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Goldstein participating.

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, the judgment of the trial court is AFFIRMED.

Judgment entered June 30, 2021