Shadavia Nykeitha Motton v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Date FiledJuly 10, 2026
Docket11-25-00013-CR
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Opinion filed July 10, 2026
In The
Eleventh Court of Appeals
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No. 11-25-00013-CR
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SHADAVIA NYKEITHA MOTTON, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 369th District Court
Leon County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 23-0061CR
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Shadavia Nykeitha Motton, originally pleaded guilty to continuous
violence against a person with whom she has or has had a dating relationship, a third-
degree felony.1 See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 25.11(a), (e) (West Supp. 2025);
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This appeal was transferred to this court from the Tenth 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).
TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 71.0021(b) (West 2019). 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 six years.
The State subsequently filed a motion to adjudicate Appellant’s guilt alleging that
she had violated the conditions of her community supervision. At the hearing on the
State’s motion, Appellant pleaded “not true” to all except one of the violations
alleged. Upon the conclusion of the contested hearing, the trial court found the
allegations to be “true,” adjudicated Appellant guilty, revoked her community
supervision, and assessed her punishment at imprisonment for four 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 her 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 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 likewise conclude that the appeal is without merit. See Anders, 386
U.S. at 744; Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826–27 & n.6 (Tex. Crim. App.
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2005). Appellant pleaded “true” to one of the violations alleged, 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 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.2
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm the
judgment of the trial court.
JOHN M. BAILEY
CHIEF JUSTICE
July 10, 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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