Legal Opinion

Bruns v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided April 17, 1996No. 04-94-00665-CRPublishedCited by 722 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICKHOFF, Justice.

This appeal arises from a conviction for delivery of a simulated controlled substance. Punishment was enhanced by a prior aggravated assault conviction and assessed at twenty years imprisonment.

The initial Brief of Appellant contained the following statement:

Counsel for Appellant does not believe that the record contains reversible error. However, two points of error are raised which have an arguable basis.

This statement caused us to question whether counsel for appellant intended to file the brief in an effort to comply with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Mays v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  5. Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1994

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3Cited by722 opinions

  1. Kelly, SylvesterCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
  2. Nichols v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
  3. Wilson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
  4. Wilson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2001
  5. Taulung v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1998

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