Walter William Thetford, III v. State ( 2000 )

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-00-00350-CR

Walter William Thetford, III, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TOM GREEN COUNTY, 51ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. A-97-0187-S, HONORABLE DICK ALCALA, JUDGE PRESIDING

Appellant Walter William Thetford, III, appeals from an order revoking community
supervision. In his only point of error, he contends the district court abused its discretion by
revoking supervision "without sufficient evidence and/or cause." We will affirm.
Thetford was placed on community supervision following his conviction for felony
driving while intoxicated. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. §§ 49.04(a), .09(b) (West Supp. 2000).
Two of the conditions of supervision were that Thetford serve a term of confinement in a
substance abuse felony punishment facility, and then remain in a transitional treatment center until
released by its staff. The State moved to revoke supervision on the ground that Thetford "failed
to remain at the Clover House Transitional Treatment Center until release by the staff of said
Center." At the hearing on the State's motion, Thetford pleaded true and a written stipulation
admitting the violation was placed in evidence.
Thetford's plea of true and the written stipulation are sufficient to support the
court's finding of a violation of the conditions of supervision. Moses v. State, 590 S.W.2d 469,
470 (Tex. Crim. App. 1979). Nevertheless, Thetford argues that the court abused its discretion
because the condition of supervision did not specifically name Clover House as the transitional
treatment center in which he was to remain. This argument does not relate to the sufficiency of
the evidence. Instead, Thetford seems to be contending that he was not properly notified that
remaining at Clover House was required. There is no question, however, that Thetford was to
live in a transitional treatment center, that Clover House is a transitional treatment center, and that
Thetford was ordered to report to Clover House upon his release from the substance abuse felony
punishment facility. The opinion cited by Thetford is factually distinguishable. See Rains v.
State, 678 S.W.2d 308, 310-11 (Tex. App.--Fort Worth 1984, pet. ref'd). Thetford also
complains of the admission of evidence of other, unalleged violations of the supervisory
conditions, but no objection to this evidence was voiced at the hearing.
The district court has not been shown to have abused its discretion by revoking
Thetford's community supervision. We find no support for Thetford's assertion that the court was
prejudiced against him. Thetford's contention that justice would have been better served by
continuing him on supervision presents nothing for review.

The order revoking community supervision is affirmed.

Bea Ann Smith, Justice
Before Chief Justice Aboussie, Justices B. A. Smith and Patterson
Affirmed
Filed: November 30, 2000
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