                                       NO. 12-12-00027-CR

                           IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

             TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

                                           TYLER, TEXAS

DEBRA MICHELLE GURLEY,                                     §             APPEALS FROM THE 294TH
APPELLANT

V.                                                         §             JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
APPELLEE                                                   §             VAN ZANDT COUNTY, TEXAS

                                         MEMORANDUM OPINION
                                             PER CURIAM
         Debra Michelle Gurley appeals her conviction for possession of methamphetamine.
Appellant pleaded guilty, and the trial court assessed punishment at sixteen months of confinement
in a state jail facility. Appellant’s counsel filed a motion to withdraw and a brief in support of that
motion in compliance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493
(1967) and Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex. Crim. App. 1969). We affirm.


                             ANALYSIS PURSUANT TO ANDERS V. CALIFORNIA
         Appellant’s counsel filed a brief in compliance with Anders and Gainous, stating that she
is well acquainted with the facts in this case and has diligently reviewed the appellate record. In
compliance with Anders, Gainous, and High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978),
Appellant’s brief presents a chronological summation of the procedural history of the case, and
further states that Appellant’s counsel is of the opinion that the record reflects no reversible error
and counsel is unable to raise any arguable issues for appeal.1 We have considered counsel’s brief

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           Counsel for Appellant has certified that she provided Appellant with a copy of this brief. Appellant was
given time to file her own brief in this cause. The time for filing such a brief has expired, and we have not received a
pro se brief.
and conducted our own independent review of the record. We have found no reversible error.
See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826-27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).


                                                   CONCLUSION
         As required, Appellant’s counsel has moved for leave to withdraw. See In re Schulman,
252 S.W.3d 403, 407 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) (orig. proceeding); Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d
503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). We are in agreement with Appellant’s counsel that the appeal
is wholly frivolous. Accordingly, her motion to withdraw is hereby granted, and the trial court’s
judgment is affirmed. See In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 408-09.
         Counsel has a duty to, within five days of the date of this opinion, send a copy of the
opinion and judgment to Appellant and advise her of her right to file a petition for discretionary
review. See TEX. R. APP. P. 48.4; In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 411 n.35. Should Appellant
wish to seek further review of this case by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, she must either
retain an attorney to file a petition for discretionary review or she must file a pro se petition for
discretionary review. Any petition for discretionary review must be filed within thirty days from
the date of this opinion or the date the last timely filed motion for rehearing is overruled by this
court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2. Any petition for discretionary review must be filed with the
clerk for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals along with the rest of the filings in the case. See
TEX. R. APP. P. 68.3(a).            Any petition for discretionary review should comply with the
requirements of Rule 68.4 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.4;
In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 408 n.22.
Opinion delivered March 6, 2012.
Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and Hoyle, J.




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                                  COURT OF APPEALS
      TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT OF TEXAS
                                           JUDGMENT

                                            MARCH 6, 2013


                                         NO. 12-12-00027-CR


                                 DEBRA MICHELLE GURLEY,
                                         Appellant
                                            V.
                                   THE STATE OF TEXAS,
                                         Appellee


                            Appeal from the 294th Judicial District Court
                         of Smith County, Texas. (Tr.Ct.No. CR06-00059)

                       THIS CAUSE came to be heard on the appellate record and briefs filed
herein, and the same being considered, it is the opinion of this court that there was no error in the
judgment.
                       It is therefore ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that Appellant’s
counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted, the judgment of the court below be in all things
affirmed, and that this decision be certified to the court below for observance.
                       By per curiam opinion.
                       Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and Hoyle, J.




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