Opinion issued August 6, 2026
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
NO. 01-25-00221-CR
TORAY LAMONT MOORE, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 21st District Court
Washington County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 19738
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Toray Lamont Moore pled guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon1
and entered into a plea agreement under which the trial court placed him on deferred
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See TEX. PENAL CODE § 22.02(a)(1).
adjudication community supervision for six years. In April 2024, the State moved
to adjudicate Moore’s guilt, alleging he had violated multiple terms of his
community supervision. After a hearing, the trial court granted the State’s motion,
adjudicated Moore guilty, and sentenced him to 15 years in prison.2 Moore timely
appealed.
Moore’s appointed counsel has now filed a motion to withdraw, along with
an Anders brief, stating that the record presents no reversible error and that the appeal
is without merit and is frivolous. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967).
Counsel states in his brief that he has thoroughly reviewed the record and is
unable to advance any ground of error that warrants reversal. See id.; In re Schulman,
252 S.W.3d 403, 406–09 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008); Mitchell v. State, 193 S.W.3d 153,
155 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006, no pet.). Counsel’s brief meets the
Anders requirements because it presents a professional evaluation of the record and
supplies this Court with references to the record and legal authority. See Anders, 386
U.S. at 744; see also High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 812 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978).
Further, Moore’s counsel informed this Court that he mailed a copy of the
motion to withdraw and Anders brief to Moore and informed him of his right to
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See id. §§ 12.33, 22.02(a)(1), (b).
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access the appellate record and file a pro se response. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d
313, 319–20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 408–09.3
Moore did not file a pro se response to the Anders brief.4
The State filed a waiver of its right to file a response to the Anders brief.
We have independently reviewed the entire record in this appeal. See Mitchell,
193 S.W.3d at 155. And we conclude that no reversible error exists in the record,
that there are no arguable grounds for review, and that the appeal is frivolous. See
Anders, 386 U.S. at 744 (emphasizing that reviewing court—and not counsel—
determines, after full examination of proceedings, whether appeal is wholly
frivolous); Garner v. State, 300 S.W.3d 763, 767 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009); Bledsoe
v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–28 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).
We therefore affirm the judgment of the trial court and grant counsel’s motion
to withdraw.5 See TEX. R. APP. P. 43.2(a). Attorney Chris M. Dillon must
immediately send the required notice and file a copy of that notice with the Clerk of
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Subsequently, this Court also notified Moore at his last known address of his right
to access the record and file a response and provided a form motion to access the
record. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 321–22 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). 4
He did, however, file a 10-page letter in connection with his motion to access the
record.
5
Appointed counsel still has a duty to inform Moore of the result of this appeal and
that he may, on his own, pursue discretionary review in the Texas Court of Criminal
Appeals. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 827 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). An
appellant may challenge a holding that there are no arguable grounds for appeal by
filing a petition for discretionary review. See id. at 827 & n.6.
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this Court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 6.5(c). We dismiss any other pending motions as
moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Adams and Justices Guiney and Morgan.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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