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Randy Joel McDonald
v.
State
07-14-00359-CR.
Court of Appeals of Texas.
May 6, 2015.
Published opinion
Published
In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo

No. 07-14-00359-CR

RANDY JOEL MCDONALD, APPELLANT

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, APPELLEE

On Appeal from the 47th District Court
Potter County, Texas
Trial Court No. 66,629-A, Honorable Dan L. Schaap, Presiding

May 6, 2015

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before CAMPBELL and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.

Appellant, Randy Joel McDonald, was indicted for and subsequently convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm1 and sentenced to five years’ incarceration in the

Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Appellant has appealed and we will affirm.

Appellant’s attorney has filed an Anders brief and a motion to withdraw.

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 498 (1967). In support Accordingly, counsel’s motion to withdraw is hereby granted, and the trial court’s judgment is affirmed.

Mackey K. Hancock

Justice


1 See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 46.04(a)(1) (West 2011). of his motion to withdraw, counsel certifies that he has diligently reviewed the record, and in his opinion, the record reflects no reversible error upon which an appeal can be predicated. Id. at 744-45. In compliance with High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 813 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978), counsel has candidly discussed why, under the controlling authorities, there is no error in the trial court’s judgment. Additionally, counsel has certified that he has provided appellant a copy of the Anders brief and motion to withdraw and appropriately advised appellant of his right to file a pro se response in this matter. Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). The Court has also advised appellant of his right to file a pro se response. Additionally, appellant’s counsel has certified that he has provided appellant with a copy of the record to use in preparation of a pro se response. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319-20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). Appellant has filed a pro se response. Our review of this response, leads to the conclusion that it does not present an arguable ground for appeal. By his Anders brief, counsel raises grounds that could possibly support an appeal, but concludes the appeal is frivolous. We have reviewed these grounds and made an independent review of the entire record to determine whether there are any arguable grounds which might support an appeal. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 109 S. Ct. 346, 102 L. Ed. 2d 300 (1988); Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). We have found no such arguable grounds and agree with counsel that the appeal is frivolous.2
2 Counsel shall, within five days after this opinion is handed down, send his client a copy of the opinion and judgment, along with notification of appellant=s right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review. See TEX. R. APP. P. 48.4.