Randy Lee Bolling v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Date FiledJuly 23, 2026
Docket11-25-00120-CR
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Opinion filed July 23, 2026
In The
Eleventh Court of Appeals
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Nos. 11-25-00119-CR & 11-25-00120-CR
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RANDY LEE BOLLING, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 3
Tarrant County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. 1785064 & 1805131
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Randy Lee Bolling, pled guilty to (1) burglary of a building in trial
court cause no. 1785064, a state jail felony, and (2) engaging in organized criminal
activity in trial court cause no. 1805131, a third-degree felony. 1 See TEX. PENAL
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This appeal was transferred to this court from the Second Court of Appeals pursuant to a docket
equalization order issued by the Texas Supreme Court. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West Supp.
2025).
CODE ANN. §§ 30.02(c)(1), 71.02(b) (West Supp. 2025). Pursuant to the terms of
negotiated plea agreements between Appellant and the State, the trial court placed
Appellant on deferred adjudication community supervision for a period of five years
in both causes.
The State subsequently moved to adjudicate Appellant’s guilt in each cause.
In a second amended petition, the State alleged the following violations of his
community supervision in trial court cause no. 1785064: (1) Appellant failed to
enroll in the Theft Intervention and Prevention Program; (2) Appellant tested
positive for controlled substances; and (3)–(5) Appellant committed the offenses of
burglary of a building on or about August 12, 2024, October 25, 2024, and
October 28, 2024. In trial court cause no. 1805131, the State alleged: (1) Appellant
failed to enroll in the Theft Intervention and Prevention Program; (2) Appellant
failed to complete community service restitution hours; (3) Appellant failed to pay
supervision fees; (4) Appellant tested positive for controlled substances; and (5)–(7)
Appellant committed the offenses of burglary of a building on or about August 12,
2024, October 25, 2024, and October 28, 2024.
At a combined hearing on the State’s motions, Appellant initially pled “true”
to allegation one in both trial court causes and allegations two and three in trial court
cause no. 1805131. Appellant pled “not true” to the remaining allegations. The
State waived allegation two in trial court cause no. 1785064 and allegation four in
trial court cause no. 1805131 before calling its first witness. Following testimony
from a witness implicating Appellant in the three alleged burglary offenses and the
admittance of surveillance footage from the burglaries, Appellant changed his pleas
to “true.” Upon the conclusion of the hearing, and having considered the evidence
presented, the trial court found all allegations in each of the State’s motions to be
“true,” adjudicated Appellant guilty, and imposed a two-year term of confinement
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in trial court cause no. 1785064 and eight years’ confinement in trial court cause
no. 1805131.
Appellant’s court-appointed counsel has filed a motion to withdraw in this
court, supported by a brief in which counsel professionally and conscientiously
examines the record and applicable law and concludes that there are no meritorious
or arguable grounds to present on appeal. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738,
744 (1967); In re Schulman, 252 S.W.3d 403, 406–09 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).
Counsel has provided Appellant with a copy of the brief, a copy of the motion to
withdraw, an explanatory letter, and a copy of a motion for pro se access to the
appellate record. Counsel also advised Appellant of his right to (1) object to
counsel’s motion, (2) review the record, (3) file a pro se response to counsel’s brief,
and (4) file a petition for discretionary review. See TEX. R. APP. P. 6.5, 68. As such,
court-appointed counsel has complied with the requirements of Anders, 386 U.S. at
742–44; Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); Schulman, 252
S.W.3d 409–12; and Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).
Appellant filed a response to counsel’s Anders brief, stating that he has not
yet been released from the Tarrant County Jail and seeks to “catch [the] chain” to
begin serving his sentences in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Following
the procedures outlined in Anders and Schulman, we have independently reviewed
the brief and the record in each cause, and we conclude that these appeals are without
merit. In a revocation proceeding, the State need only prove a violation of a term or
condition of community supervision by a preponderance of the evidence—the
greater weight of credible evidence that would create a reasonable belief that the
probationer has violated a term or condition of his community supervision.
Cardona v. State, 665 S.W.2d 492, 493 (Tex. Crim. App. 1984); Scamardo v. State,
517 S.W.2d 293, 298 (Tex. Crim. App. 1974); Guillory v. State, 652 S.W.3d 923,
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928 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2022, pet. ref’d). In this setting, the trial court, as the
trier of the facts, is the sole judge of the credibility of the witnesses, and the weight
to be afforded their testimony, and may resolve any inconsistencies in their
testimony. Hacker v. State, 389 S.W.3d 860, 865 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013); Naquin v.
State, 607 S.W.2d 583, 586 (Tex. Crim. App. 1980).
Although we review a trial court’s revocation decision under an abuse of
discretion standard, see Rickels v. State, 202 S.W.3d 759, 763 (Tex. Crim. App.
2006); Cardona, 665 S.W.2d at 493, we review the evidence presented at a
revocation proceeding in the light most favorable to the trial court’s ruling. Hacker,
389 S.W.3d at 865; Garrett v. State, 619 S.W.2d 172, 174 (Tex. Crim. App. 1981).
Here, the evidence presented at the hearing, uncontested, is sufficient to support the
trial court’s findings of “true” in each cause. See Rickels, 202 S.W.3d at 764.
Namely, Appellant pled “true” to all allegations and testified admitting the veracity
of each allegation. It is well-settled that proof of only a single violation of the terms
and conditions of a probationer’s community supervision is sufficient to support the
trial court’s revocation order. Bryant v. State, 391 S.W.3d 86, 93 (Tex. Crim. App.
2012); Garcia v. State, 387 S.W.3d 20, 26 (Tex. Crim. App. 2012); 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); Hart v. State, 264 S.W.3d 364, 367 (Tex. App.—
Eastland 2008, pet. ref’d). Therefore, based on our review of the record, we agree
with counsel that no arguable grounds for appeal exist in either cause. 2 See Anders,
386 U.S. at 744; Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).
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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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Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm the
judgments of the trial court.
W. BRUCE WILLIAMS
JUSTICE
July 23, 2026
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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