James Joshua Griffin v. the State of Texas, 04-22-00729-CR

James Joshua Griffin was indicted for indecency with a child by contact and exposure in Bexar County, Texas.
Griffin entered into a plea bargain, pleading no contest to the lesser charge of intentionally and knowingly causing injury to a child.
The court accepted the plea, deferred a finding of guilt, imposed a 10-year community supervision term, 100 hours of community service, and a $1,000 fine.
Griffin’s plea agreement required him to complete sex offender treatment and be supervised by the Sex Offender Management Team.
Griffin’s right to appeal was limited to adverse rulings on pretrial written motions that were not withdrawn or waived.
On appeal, Griffin’s court-appointed attorney filed an Anders brief, asserting the appeal was frivolous, and requested to withdraw; Griffin did file a pro se brief.

Issue	Griffin's Argument	State's Argument	Held
Whether there are meritorious grounds	Raises arguments in pro se brief	No arguable grounds for appeal exist	No arguable grounds; appeal frivolous
Attorney withdrawal under Anders standard	Opposes withdrawal of counsel	Anders requirements met for withdrawal	Withdrawal of counsel granted
Right to further review	Preserves right to further discretionary review	N/A	Must file PDR with CCA, if desired
Adequacy of appellate process followed	Implicit challenge in pro se brief	Compliance with Anders & Kelly v. State	All procedures correctly followed

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (standard for counsel withdrawal in frivolous appeals)
High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Texas application of Anders brief procedure)
Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824 (duty to independently review record for non-frivolous issues)
Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83 (standards for reviewing Anders briefs in Texas appellate courts)
Bruns v. State, 924 S.W.2d 176 (court procedure for granting counsel withdrawal in Anders appeals)