Legal Opinion

Creeks v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided September 20, 1989No. 05-88-00099-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWELL, Justice.

Richard Lynn Creeks appeals his conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed at seventy-five years’ confinement.

Appellant’s attorney has filed a brief in which appellant’s attorney has concluded that the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record demonstrating why, in effect, there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. See Currie v. State, 516 S.W.2d 684 (Tex.Crim.App.1974); Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Gainous v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  4. Currie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Banks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Asberry v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1991
  2. French v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. Jeffery v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1995
  4. Joseph v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
  5. Creeks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991

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