Gabriel Breeding v. the State of Texas ( 2024 )

Opinion filed July 18, 2024
In The
Eleventh Court of Appeals
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No. 11-23-00262-CR
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GABRIEL BREEDING, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 161st District Court
Ector County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. B-21-0007-CR
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Gabriel Breeding, pleaded guilty to the offense of aggravated
robbery, a first-degree felony. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 29.03 (West 2019).
On June 10, 2021, the trial court deferred finding Appellant guilty, and placed him
on deferred adjudication community supervision for a period of ten years. As
conditions of community supervision, Appellant was required to follow all state and
federal laws, report to his community supervision officer, and abstain from using
alcohol and narcotics.
The State subsequently filed a motion to adjudicate Appellant’s guilt and to
revoke his community supervision, alleging that Appellant committed four
violations of his community supervision. On November 7, 2023, the trial court held
a contested hearing on the State’s motion. During the hearing, Appellant pleaded
“true” to three of the violations alleged, and “not true” to the remaining allegation.
The State called two witnesses, then Appellant and his girlfriend testified on his
behalf. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the trial court found the four violations
alleged to be “true,” adjudicated Appellant guilty, revoked his community
supervision, and assessed punishment at confinement for twenty-five years in the
Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The
trial court re-pronounced a $50 fine and reimbursement fees.
Appellant’s court-appointed counsel has filed a motion to withdraw in this
court. The motion is supported by a brief in which counsel professionally and
conscientiously examines the record and applicable law and concludes that there are
no arguable issues to present on appeal. Counsel provided Appellant with a copy of
the brief, a copy of the motion to withdraw, an explanatory letter, and a copy of both
the clerk’s record and the reporter’s record. Counsel also advised Appellant of his
right to review the record and file a response to counsel’s brief, and of his right to
file a petition for discretionary review. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68. As such, court-
appointed counsel has complied with the requirements of Anders v. California, 386
U.S. 738 (1967); Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); In re
Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008); and Stafford v. State, 813
S.W.2d 503 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).
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Appellant has not filed a pro se response to counsel’s Anders brief. Following
the procedures outlined in Anders and Schulman, we have independently reviewed
the record, and we agree that the appeal is without merit. Here, Appellant pleaded
“true” to three of the allegations in the State’s motion, which the trial court accepted
and found to be “true.” We note that proof of one violation of the terms and
conditions of a probationer’s community supervision is sufficient to support the trial
court’s revocation order. Smith v. State, 286 S.W.3d 333, 342 (Tex. Crim. App.
2009); Sanchez v. State, 603 S.W.2d 869, 871 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1980);
Jones v. State, 472 S.W.3d 322, 324 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2015, pet. ref’d). In this
regard, a plea of “true,” standing alone, is sufficient to support a trial court’s decision
to revoke a probationer’s community supervision. See Garcia v. State, 387 S.W.3d
20, 26 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012); Moses v. State, 590 S.W.2d 469, 470 (Tex. Crim.
App. [Panel Op.] 1979). Therefore, based on our independent review of the record,
we agree with counsel that no arguable grounds for appeal exist.1
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm the
judgment of the trial court.
JOHN M. BAILEY
CHIEF JUSTICE
July 18, 2024
Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J.,
Trotter, J., and Williams, J.
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Appellant has the right to file a petition for discretionary review pursuant to Rule 68 of the Texas
Rules of Appellate Procedure.
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