Javonte Davis v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Date FiledJuly 16, 2026
Docket03-25-00348-CR
StatusPublished
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TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-25-00348-CR
NO. 03-25-00349-CR
Javonte Davis, Appellant
v.
The State of Texas, Appellee
FROM THE 299TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY
NOS. D-1-DC-23-302250 & D-1-DC-23-302260,
THE HONORABLE KAREN SAGE, JUDGE PRESIDING
MEMORANDUM OPINION
The State charged appellant Javonte Davis in separate indictments with two counts
of second-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. See Tex. Penal Code § 22.02(a)(2).
The cases were consolidated for trial, and a jury found Davis guilty of both offenses. The jury
assessed his punishments at fourteen years’ confinement in each case, and the trial court sentenced
him to the assessed punishments, which the court ordered were to run concurrently. Davis
appealed his convictions.
Davis’s court-appointed attorney has filed a motion to withdraw along with a brief
concluding that the appeals are frivolous and that they present no arguably meritorious issues. The
brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California by presenting a professional evaluation of the
record demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. See 386 U.S. 738, 744
(1967); 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). Davis’s counsel has certified to this Court that he provided copies of
the motion and brief to Davis, advised him of his right to examine the appellate record and to file
a pro se response, and provided a motion to assist him in obtaining the record. See Kelly v. State,
436 S.W.3d 313, 319–20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); see also Anders, 386 U.S. at 744. Davis did not
file a pro se response.
We have conducted an independent review of the record—including the record of
the trial proceedings and appellate counsel’s brief—and find no reversible error. See Anders,
386 U.S. at 744; Garner, 300 S.W.3d at 766; Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–27 (Tex.
Crim. App. 2005). We agree with counsel that the record presents no arguably meritorious grounds
for review and that the appeals are frivolous.
We affirm the judgments of conviction and grant counsel’s motion to withdraw.
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Maggie Ellis, Justice
Before Justices Triana, Kelly, and Ellis
Affirmed
Filed: July 16, 2026
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