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                                  MEMORANDUM OPINION
                              Nos. 04-10-00448-CV & 04-10-00449-CV

    THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR THE BEST INTEREST AND PROTECTION OF P.H.,
                            as a Mentally Ill Person

                         From the Probate Court No. 1, Bexar County, Texas
                         Trial Court Nos. 2010-MH-1213 & 2010-MH-1265
                         Honorable Polly Jackson Spencer, 1 Judge Presiding

Opinion by:      Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice

Sitting:         Catherine Stone, Chief Justice
                 Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice
                 Steven C. Hilbig, Justice

Delivered and Filed: December 29, 2010

AFFIRMED

           P.H. appeals the trial courtā€™s judgments involuntarily committing her for temporary

mental health services and compelling the administration of psychoactive medication. P.H.ā€™s

court-appointed attorney filed a brief containing a professional evaluation of the record in

accordance with Anders v. California,
386 U.S. 738
 (1967); The State of Texas for the Best

Interest & Protection of L.E.H., Jr.,
228 S.W.3d 219, 220-21
 (Tex. App.ā€”San Antonio 2007, no

pet.) (holding Anders procedure is appropriately applied when court-appointed counsel

concludes an appeal of an involuntary commitment order is frivolous). Counsel concludes that

1
  The Honorable Polly Jackson Spencer, presiding judge of Probate Court No. 1, Bexar County, Texas, signed the
following judgments: ā€œJudgmentā€”Court-Ordered Temporary Mental Health Servicesā€ and ā€œOrder to Compel
Psychoactive Medicationsā€; however, the Honorable Oscar J. Kazen, Associate Probate Judge, Bexar County,
Texas, conducted the hearing and ruled on the motions.
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the appeal has no merit. Counsel provided P.H. with a copy of the brief and informed her of her

right to review the record and file her own brief. See Nichols v. State,
954 S.W.2d 83, 85-86

(Tex. App.ā€”San Antonio 1997, no pet.); Bruns v. State,
924 S.W.2d 176
, 177 n.1 (Tex. App.ā€”

San Antonio 1996, no pet.). This court issued an order informing P.H. of her right to file a pro

se brief; however, P.H. did not file a brief.

       After reviewing the record and counselā€™s brief, we agree that the appeals are frivolous

and without merit. The judgments of the trial court are affirmed. Appellate counselā€™s motions to

withdraw are granted. Nichols,
954 S.W.2d at 86
; Bruns,
924 S.W.2d at 177
 n.1.


                                                 Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice




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