Albert Robleto Ayala v. State Texas

After he was convicted of burglary on a plea of guilty, Ayala gave notice of appeal. His appointed counsel (who was joined on the brief by another attorney) filed a brief which certified that the appeal was "without merit and ... frivolous"; the attorney certified that he delivered a copy of the brief to the appellant and advised him that he could examine the record and file a brief pro se. See generally Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex.Cr.App.1978); Currie v. State, 516 S.W.2d 684 (Tex.Cr.App.1974); Jackson v. State, 485 S.W.2d 553 (Tex.Cr.App.1972); Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137 (Tex.Cr.App.1969). The appellant did not file a brief pro se. The court of appeals affirmed, agreeing that the appeal was "wholly frivolous and without merit."