Rex Carlton Crowder, Jr., Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee (2011)

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

A jury found appellant Rex Carlton Crowder guilty of two counts of indecency with a child by contact and assessed punishment for each count at fifteen years' imprisonment and a $10,000 fine.   See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 21.11 (West 2011).   The trial court rendered judgment on each count, ordering the sentences to run concurrently.

Appellant's court-appointed attorney has filed a motion to withdraw supported by a brief concluding that the appeal is frivolous and without merit.   The brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced.   See also Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988);  High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex.Crim.App.1978);  Currie v. State, 516 S.W.2d 684 (Tex.Crim.App.1974);  Jackson v. State, 485 S.W.2d 553 (Tex.Crim.App.1972);  Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex.Crim.App.1969).   Appellant received a copy of counsel's brief and was advised of his right to examine the appellate record and to file a pro se brief.   See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744.   No pro se brief has been filed.

We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.   See Garner v. State, 300 S.W.3d 763, 766 (Tex.Crim.App.2009);  Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–27 (Tex.Crim.App.2005).   We agree with counsel that the appeal is frivolous.   Counsel's motion to withdraw is granted.

The judgments of conviction are affirmed.

J. Woodfin Jones, Chief Justice