Samuel R. Cisneros v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Date FiledJuly 16, 2026
Docket11-25-00087-CR
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Opinion filed July 16, 2026
In The
Eleventh Court of Appeals
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No. 11-25-00087-CR
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SAMUEL R. CISNEROS, Appellant
V.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 358th District Court
Ector County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. D-20-0593-CR
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant, Samuel R. Cisneros, pleaded guilty to the third-degree felony
offense of driving while intoxicated. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. §§ 49.04(a),
49.09(b)(2) (West Supp. 2025). Pursuant to the terms of a negotiated plea agreement
between Appellant and the State, the trial court assessed Appellant’s punishment at
imprisonment for five years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice (TDCJ), but suspended imposition of the sentence and placed
Appellant on community supervision for a period of five years. The State
subsequently moved to revoke Appellant’s community supervision, alleging that he
committed nine violations of his community supervision conditions. At the hearing
on the motion to revoke, Appellant pleaded “true” to seven violations alleged, and
“not true” to the two remaining allegations. The trial court found seven violations
to be “true,” revoked Appellant’s community supervision, and assessed his
punishment at imprisonment for five years in TDCJ.
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 examined 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
which he asserts that the revocation of his community supervision “was unjust and
unwarranted,” and his counsel was ineffective. 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 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 and likewise conclude that the appeal is without
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merit. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744; Bledsoe, 178 S.W.3d at 826–27. Here,
Appellant pleaded “true” to seven 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.1
Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm the
judgment of the trial court.
JOHN M. BAILEY
CHIEF JUSTICE
July 16, 2026
Do not publish. See TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J.,
Williams, J., and Quinn, S.C.J. 2
Trotter, J., not participating.
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.
Brian Quinn, Senior Chief Justice (Retired), Court of Appeals, Seventh District of Texas at
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Amarillo, sitting by assignment.
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