Lee McKine, Jr. v. the State of Texas, 07-24-00218-CR

Lee McKine, Jr. was convicted by a jury of murdering Alexandria Garcia after an altercation at a club in Lubbock, Texas in September 2002.
Security footage showed McKine brandishing and potentially firing an AK-47 style pistol at the club; afterward, he shot at a vehicle, fatally wounding Garcia.
McKine and two female companions hid the firearm and were later pulled over; his companions identified him as the shooter in exchange for testimonial immunity.
He pleaded not guilty, but was convicted; he also admitted to two sentencing enhancements, leading the jury to impose life imprisonment.
Appellate counsel filed an Anders brief indicating no nonfrivolous grounds for appeal; McKine filed a pro se response with his own factual narrative and procedural concerns.
The appellate court reviewed the record, found no reversible error, but struck a court fee from the judgment as premature per Texas law.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Existence of reversible error supporting appeal	McKine: alleged procedural and factual concerns in trial	State: counsel found no meritorious grounds for appeal	No reversible error; conviction and sentence are affirmed
Appropriateness of time payment fee in judgment	McKine: not directly addressed	State: included per standard practice	Fee is premature; deleted from judgment

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967) (sets out procedure for counsel to withdraw on appeal when there are no nonfrivolous grounds)
Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988) (appellate review necessary when counsel withdraws via Anders procedure)
Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex. Crim. App. 1969) (affirmed necessity of independent appellate review under Anders)