Rodney Allen Snead v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Date FiledJuly 23, 2026
Docket11-25-00181-CR
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Opinion filed July 23, 2026
In The
Eleventh Court of Appeals
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No. 11-25-00181-CR
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RODNEY ALLAN SNEAD, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 106th District Court
Gaines County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 20-5364
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Rodney Allan Snead, originally pleaded guilty to attempted
burglary of a habitation with the intent to commit a felony other than theft, to wit:
murder. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. §§ 15.01(a), (d), 30.02(d (West Supp. 2025).
In that regard, Appellant executed a written judicial confession whereby he
stipulated that he was the person charged in the indictment and that he committed
the offense as charged therein. Pursuant to the terms of a negotiated plea agreement
between Appellant and the State, the trial court placed Appellant on deferred
adjudication community supervision for a period of ten years.
The State subsequently filed a motion to adjudicate Appellant’s guilt alleging
that he had violated the conditions of his community supervision. Specifically, the
State alleged five violations. At the hearing on the State’s motion, the State
abandoned one of the five alleged violations. Appellant pleaded “not true” to the
remaining four violations. Upon the conclusion of the contested hearing, the trial
court found the four remaining allegations to be “true,” adjudicated Appellant guilty,
revoked his community supervision, and assessed his punishment at imprisonment
for twenty years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice.
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. 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 the clerk’s record and reporter’s record. Counsel
also advised Appellant of his right to object to counsel’s motion to withdraw, to
review the record and file a pro se response to counsel’s Anders brief, and to 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
at 409–12; and Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).
Appellant, proceeding pro se, filed a response to counsel’s Anders brief. In
addressing an Anders brief and a pro se response, a court of appeals may only
determine whether: (1) the appeal is wholly frivolous and, if so, issue an opinion
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explaining that it has independently reviewed the record and finds no reversible
error; or (2) arguable grounds for appeal exist and, if so, remand the cause to the trial
court to appoint new appellate counsel to brief the issues. Schulman, 252 S.W.3d at
409; Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Following
the procedures outlined in Anders and Schulman, we have independently reviewed
the record, the brief, and Appellant’s response, and conclude that the appeal is
without merit.1 See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; Bledsoe, 178 S.W.3d at 826–27.
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm the
judgment of the trial court.
JOHN M. BAILEY
CHIEF 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.
We note that Appellant has the right to file a petition for discretionary review in the Texas Court
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of Criminal Appeals pursuant to Rule 68 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 68.
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