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Sam v. State

State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals
May 18, 2017
NO. 14-15-00569-CR (Tex. App. May. 18, 2017)

Opinion

NO. 14-15-00569-CR

05-18-2017

WALTER R SAM, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee


On Appeal from the 337th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1419418

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant Walter R. Sam appeals his conviction for murder. Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 19.02 (West 2011). 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, 811-13 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978).

Copies of counsel's brief and the record on appeal were delivered to appellant. Appellant filed a pro se response to the brief. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 512 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).

We have carefully reviewed the record, counsel's brief, and appellant's pro se response 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 Jamison and Busby.
Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).


Summaries of

Sam v. State

State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals
May 18, 2017
NO. 14-15-00569-CR (Tex. App. May. 18, 2017)
Case details for

Sam v. State

Case Details

Full title:WALTER R SAM, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:State of Texas in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Date published: May 18, 2017

Citations

NO. 14-15-00569-CR (Tex. App. May. 18, 2017)