Douglas Loil Tankersley v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Date FiledJuly 2, 2026
Docket13-25-00531-CR
StatusPublished
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NUMBER 13-25-00531-CR
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
DOUGLAS LOIL TANKERSLEY, Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.
ON APPEAL FROM THE 51ST DISTRICT COURT
OF IRION COUNTY, TEXAS
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Peña, West, and Fonseca
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Peña
In January 2022, appellant Douglas Loil Tankersley pleaded guilty to thirteen
counts of possession of child pornography, third-degree felonies. See TEX. PENAL CODE
§ 43.26(c-1). Appellant also pleaded guilty to an enhancement paragraph alleging he had
previously been convicted of felony assault against a public servant, see id. § 22.01(b)(1),
thereby raising the punishment range for each count to that of a second-degree felony.
See id. § 12.42(a). As part of a plea agreement, the trial court placed appellant on
deferred adjudication community supervision for ten years.
On January 17, 2025, the State filed a motion to revoke deferred adjudication
alleging appellant violated numerous conditions of his community supervision. The State
filed a second amended motion to revoke on June 30, 2025. The trial court held a hearing
on the State’s second amended motion on August 21, 2025, and found numerous
allegations in the motion to be true and revoked appellant’s community supervision. The
trial court adjudicated appellant guilty and sentenced him to twenty years imprisonment
on each count to be served consecutively.1 See id. § 3.03(b)(3)(A) (permitting
consecutive sentences for conviction of child pornography charges arising out of the
same criminal episode). Appellant’s court-appointed appellate counsel has filed a brief
with this Court stating there are no arguable grounds for appeal. See Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738 (1967). We affirm.2
I. ANDERS BRIEF
Pursuant to Anders v. California, appellant’s court-appointed appellate counsel
filed a brief and a motion to withdraw with this Court stating her review of the record
yielded no grounds of reversible error upon which an appeal could be predicated. See id.
Counsel’s brief meets the requirements of Anders as it presents a professional evaluation
demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to advance on appeal. See In re
Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403, 406 n.9 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008) (orig. proceeding) (“In Texas,
1 Appellant was also adjudicated guilty and sentenced on one count of possession of a controlled
substance in the amount of less than one gram. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE § 481.115(b). Appellant
appealed this conviction, but we dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Tankersley v. State, No. 13-25-
00541-CR, 2026 WL 308310 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Feb. 5, 2026, no pet.) (mem. op., not
designated for publication).
2 This appeal was transferred from the Third Court of Appeals pursuant to an order issued by the
Texas Supreme Court. See TEX. GOV’T CODE § 73.001. We are required to follow the precedent of the
transferor court to the extent it differs from our own. TEX. R. APP. P. 41.3.
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an Anders brief need not specifically advance ‘arguable’ points of error if counsel finds
none, but it must provide record references to the facts and procedural history and set
out pertinent legal authorities.” (citing Hawkins v. State, 112 S.W.3d 340, 343–44 (Tex.
App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg 2003, no pet.))); Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 510
n.3 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).
In compliance with High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 813 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel
Op.] 1978) and Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319–22 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014),
appellant’s counsel has carefully discussed why, under controlling authority, there is no
reversible error in the trial court’s judgment. Appellant’s counsel also informed this Court
in writing that she: (1) notified appellant that counsel has filed an Anders brief and a
motion to withdraw; (2) provided appellant with copies of both pleadings; (3) informed
appellant of his rights to file a pro se response, to review the record prior to filing that
response, and to seek discretionary review if we conclude that the appeal is frivolous;
and (4) provided appellant with a form motion for pro se access to the appellate record
that only requires appellant’s signature and date with instructions to file the motion within
ten days. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; Kelly, 436 S.W.3d at 319–20; see also In re
Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 408–09. Appellant filed a motion for access to the appellate
record, which this Court granted. Appellant was provided with the appellate record on
March 30, 2026, but did not file a pro se response.
II. INDEPENDENT REVIEW
Upon receiving an Anders brief, we must conduct a full examination of all the
proceedings to determine whether the case is wholly frivolous. Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S.
75, 80 (1988). We have reviewed the record and counsel’s brief, and we have found
nothing that would arguably support an appeal. See Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824,
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827–28 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005) (“Due to the nature of Anders briefs, by indicating in the
opinion that it considered the issues raised in the briefs and reviewed the record for
reversible error but found none, the court of appeals met the requirements of Texas Rule
of Appellate Procedure 47.1.”); Stafford, 813 S.W.2d at 511.
III. MOTION TO WITHDRAW
In accordance with Anders, appellant’s counsel has asked this Court for
permission to withdraw as counsel. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; see also In re
Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 408 n.17. We grant counsel’s motion to withdraw. Counsel is
ordered to send a copy of this memorandum opinion and its accompanying judgment to
appellant, and to advise him of his right to file a petition for discretionary review, within
five days of the date of this memorandum opinion.3 See TEX. R. APP. P. 48.4; see also In
re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at 412 n.35; Ex parte Owens, 206 S.W.3d 670, 673 (Tex. Crim.
App. 2006).
IV. CONCLUSION
We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
L. ARON PEÑA JR.
Justice
Do not publish.
TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Delivered and filed on the
2nd day of July, 2026.
3 No substitute counsel will be appointed. Should appellant wish to seek further review by the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals, he must either retain an attorney to file a petition for discretionary review or file
a pro se petition for discretionary review. Any petition for discretionary review must be filed within thirty
days from the date of either this opinion or the last timely motion for rehearing that was overruled by this
Court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.2. Any petition for discretionary review must be filed with the clerk of the
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, see id. R. 68.3(a), and must comply with the requirements of Rule 68.4
of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See id. R. 68.4.
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