McElwain v. State

ORDER

Joseph Robert McElwain, Jr. was convicted of the offense of burglary of a habitation and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 30.02(c)(2) (West 2011). Counsel for McElwain has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel and a brief in support of his motion pursuant to An-ders v. California. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967).

The brief submitted by McElwain’s court-appointed counsel states his professional opinion that there are no arguable grounds for reversal on appeal and, therefore, that any appeal would lack merit. See Anders, 386…