Andrea Michelle Collard v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)
Date FiledJuly 9, 2026
Docket02-26-00015-CR
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
In the
Court of Appeals
Second Appellate District of Texas
at Fort Worth
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No. 02-26-00015-CR
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ANDREA MICHELLE COLLARD, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
On Appeal from County Criminal Court No. 7
Tarrant County, Texas
Trial Court No. 1853892
Before Bassel, Birdwell, and Walker, JJ.
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Walker
MEMORANDUM OPINION
I. INTRODUCTION
A jury found Appellant Andrea Michelle Collard guilty of one Class A
misdemeanor count of resisting arrest, search, or transportation, see Tex. Penal Code
§ 38.03(a), and the trial court assessed her punishment at ninety days’ confinement, see
id. § 12.21. The trial court suspended imposition of the sentence and placed Appellant
on fifteen months’ community supervision.1 See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.053.
II. BACKGROUND
Appellant’s court-appointed appellate attorney2 has filed a motion to withdraw
as counsel and a brief in support of that motion, representing that there are no
reversible, non-frivolous issues to be raised in this appeal. See Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738, 744–45, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 1400 (1967). Counsel’s brief and motion meet
the requirements of Anders, which requires presenting a professional evaluation of the
record and demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds for appellate relief. Id.,
87 S. Ct. at 1400; see In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403, 406–12 (Tex. Crim App. 2008)
(orig. proceeding). Appellant’s counsel provided her with a copy of the Anders brief
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The trial court also credited Collard with five days’ time served.
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Two attorneys, Kevin C. Smith and Obinna Okeke, are signatories to Collard’s
appellate brief; both have moved to withdraw. However, only Smith was appointed by
the trial court, and Smith was the only signatory to the notice of appearance filed in this
case.
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and motion to withdraw, notified Appellant of her right to file a pro se response in this
court and to file a petition for discretionary review in the Court of Criminal Appeals
should this court agree that the appeal is frivolous, and provided her with a form motion
to access the appellate record. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319–20 (Tex. Crim.
App. 2014). Appellant has neither requested a copy of the record from this court nor
filed a response. The State filed a letter stating that it agreed with Appellant’s counsel
that there are no non-frivolous issues and that it would not reply to the Anders brief.
III. DISCUSSION
After an appellant’s court-appointed counsel both files a motion to withdraw on
the ground that an appeal is frivolous and fulfills the Anders requirements, we must
independently examine the record for any arguable ground for reversal that may be
raised on her behalf. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).
Only then may we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. See Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75,
82–83, 109 S. Ct. 346, 351 (1988).
We have fulfilled our duty to independently examine the record. After reviewing
the appellate record and the Anders brief, we have determined that—but for two minor
errors3 in the judgment—the appeal is wholly frivolous and without merit.
We may modify a trial court’s judgment to correct clerical errors that contradict
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the record. Alexander v. State, 496 S.W.2d 86, 87 (Tex. Crim. App. 1973); see Bray v. State,
179 S.W.3d 725, 726 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2005, no pet.) (en banc) (holding that an
appellate court has the authority to modify a judgment in an Anders appeal and to affirm
the judgment as reformed).
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First, we delete from the judgment $5 of “Reimbursement Fees” assessed
without reference to a statutory basis. Chapter 102 of the Texas Code of Criminal
Procedure governs costs to be paid by convicted defendants. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc.
arts. 102.001–.073. Only statutorily authorized costs may be assessed against a criminal
defendant. See id. art. 103.002 (“An officer may not impose a cost for a service not
performed or for a service for which a cost is not expressly provided by law.”). Because
the record contains no bill of costs and assesses the reimbursement fee without a
statutory basis, we delete it from the judgment. See Johnson v. State, 423 S.W.3d 385, 389
(Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
Second, we delete from the judgment the $270 in court costs. Although when
the trial court pronounced sentence, the judge stated that “any fines and court costs”
in the case were waived, the written judgment states that $270 in court costs had been
assessed against Collard. Because the written judgment does not reflect the
pronouncement, we modify the judgment to reflect the court-cost waiver. See Tex.
Code Crim. Proc. art. 43.091(c); Bray, 179 S.W.3d at 726.
Aside from these minor corrections, our independent review reveals nothing that
might arguably support the appeal. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 827–28 (Tex.
Crim. App. 2005); see also Meza v. State, 206 S.W.3d 684, 685 n.6 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.
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IV. CONCLUSION
We modify the trial court’s judgment to delete the $5 reimbursement fee and
$270 court costs and affirm the judgment as modified.
/s/ Brian Walker
Brian Walker
Justice
Do Not Publish
Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b)
Delivered: July 9, 2026
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