Dustin Steven Fell v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Date FiledMay 14, 2026
Docket03-25-00648-CR
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-25-00648-CR
Dustin Steven Fell, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE 466TH DISTRICT COURT OF COMAL COUNTY
NO. CR2024-221E, THE HONORABLE STEPHANIE BASCON, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Dustin Steven Fell was charged with the felony offense of theft of property with a
value of $30,000 or more but less than $150,000. See Tex. Penal Code § 31.03(a), (b), (e)(5).
He pleaded not guilty to the charged offense. Following the guilt-innocence phase, the jury
found him guilty of the charged offense. A punishment hearing was held before the trial court,
and the trial court sentenced him to ten years’ imprisonment and rendered its judgment of
conviction accordingly. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 37.07, § 2; Tex. Penal Code § 12.34. He
appealed the trial court’s judgment of conviction.
Fell’s court-appointed attorney on appeal filed a motion to withdraw supported by
an Anders brief contending that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. See Anders
v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744-45 (1967). Fell’s court-appointed attorney’s brief meets the
requirements of Anders by presenting a professional evaluation of the record and demonstrating
that there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. See id.; Garner v. State, 300 S.W.3d 763, 766
(Tex. Crim. App. 2009); see also Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 81-82 (1988) (explaining that
Anders briefs serve purpose of “assisting the court in determining both that counsel in fact
conducted the required detailed review of the case and that the appeal is . . . frivolous”). Fell’s
counsel represented to the Court that he provided copies of the motion and brief to Fell; advised
Fell of his right to examine the appellate record, file a pro se brief, and pursue discretionary
review following the resolution of the appeal in this Court; and provided Fell with a form motion
for pro se access to the appellate record along with the mailing address of this Court. See Kelly
v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319-20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). Fell has not requested a copy of the
appellate record or filed a pro se brief, and the time permitted to file a brief has expired.
We have independently reviewed the record and considered Fell’s appellate brief
filed by counsel, and we have found nothing that might arguably support the appeal. See Anders,
386 U.S. at 744; Garner, 300 S.W.3d at 766. We agree with counsel that the appeal is frivolous
and without merit. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw and affirm the trial
court’s judgment of conviction.
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Karin Crump, Justice
Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Theofanis and Crump
Affirmed
Filed: May 14, 2026
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