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Joel Luna, Jr. v. State
Citation: Not availableDocket: 12-13-00154-CR
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas; January 30, 2014; Texas; State Appellate Court
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Joel Luna, Jr. appeals his convictions for robbery in the Twelfth Court of Appeals, Tyler, Texas. Initially indicted in 2009 for two counts of aggravated robbery and two counts of robbery, he accepted a plea bargain but later rejected it. The State subsequently proceeded only with the robbery counts. In 2010, Luna entered a guilty plea, which the trial court accepted after informing him of the consequences. However, he absconded before his sentencing. After three years, he was arrested during a traffic stop and brought back to court, where sentencing took place. The trial court considered a presentence investigation report detailing Luna's extensive criminal history, including prior assaults and a revoked community supervision. Ultimately, he was sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment for each robbery count, to be served concurrently. Luna's counsel submitted a brief in accordance with Anders v. California and Gainous v. State, stating no reversible errors were found and no arguable issues for appeal existed. The court reviewed the case and found no error, granting the motion for counsel to withdraw and affirming the trial court's judgment. The opinion requires Luna’s counsel to inform him of his right to file a petition for discretionary review within thirty days if he wishes to appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The decision was delivered on January 31, 2014, by a panel consisting of Chief Justice Worthen and Justices Griffith and Hoyle.