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IN RE L.D.T.

No. 09-04-016 CV.

161 S.W.3d 728 (2005)

In the Interest of L.D.T., C.R.E.T., and W.G.T.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided March 24, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Papania, Law Office of Michael D. Papania, Nederland, for appellant.

Rebecca Green, Dickenson, pro se.

Tom Maness, Dist. Atty., Randi A. King, Asst. Dist. Atty., Beaumont, appellees.

Before McKEITHEN, C.J., GAULTNEY and HORTON, JJ.

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

This case presents an issue of first impression for this Court. We must determine whether appointed counsel may file an Anders brief in a parental-rights termination appeal.

In Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 741-44, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), the United States Supreme Court held that a court-appointed defense attorney in a criminal case who determines, after...

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