Ismael Chavez v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 47th District Court of Potter County
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NO. 07-08-0135-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL C
NOVEMBER 25, 2008
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ISMAEL CHAVEZ,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
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FROM THE 47TH DISTRICT COURT OF POTTER COUNTY;
NO. 53,941-A; HON. RICHARD DAMBOLD, PRESIDING
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Memorandum Opinion
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Before QUINN, C.J., and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.
Ismael Chavez pled guilty to the offense of deadly conduct and, pursuant to a plea
bargain, was sentenced on March 21, 2007, to four years imprisonment, which sentence
was suspended. He then was placed on community supervision for six years. On January
4, 2008, the State moved to revoke appellant’s probation and alleged six instances in
which he had violated his conditions of probation. Appellant acknowledged that each was
true. After a hearing, the trial court revoked appellant’s probation and sentenced him to
three (not four) years imprisonment. Appellant now argues that the trial court denied him
due process because it did not leave him on probation. We affirm.
Proof of a single violation of the conditions of community supervision will support a
determination to revoke probation. Moses v. State, 590 S.W.2d 469, 470 (Tex. Crim. App.
1979). Moreover, a plea of true to at least one of those violations is in and of itself
sufficient evidence to sustain the revocation. Id. Finally, the decision of the trial court is
reviewed under the standard of abused discretion. Cardona v. State, 665 S.W.2d 492, 493
(Tex. Crim. App. 1984).
As previously mentioned, appellant acknowledged that each of the six grounds
mentioned by the State in its motion to revoke was true and attempted to explain why some
(but not all) of the violations occurred. Further, not only had he committed at least one
previous violation but also had been given the opportunity to remain on probation. In view
of these circumstances, we cannot say that the trial court abused its discretion in ruling as
it did.
Per Curiam
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