Julio Cesar Cruz Maldonado v. State

 

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

 

No. 10-07-00157-CR

 

Julio Cesar Cruz Maldonado,

                                                                                    Appellant

 v.

 

The State of Texas,

                                                                                    Appellee

 

 

 


From the 18th District Court

Johnson County, Texas

Trial Court No. F35985

 

MEMORANDUM  Opinion

 

Appellant Julio Cesar Cruz Maldonado appeals the trial court’s revocation of his community supervision and imposition of a ten-year prison sentence.  We will affirm.

On ten years’ community supervision for two counts of assault on a public servant, Maldonado pled “true” to four allegations in the State’s Motion to Revoke Community Supervision.  Maldonado admitted that he was convicted of theft, failed to pay his community supervision fee, failed to report to his supervision officer, and failed to complete his court appointed community service.  The trial court revoked his community supervision and sentenced him to ten-years confinement subject to reinstatement of probation after successful completion of “shock probation.”  Maldonado successfully completed his “shock probation” and the court reinstated his community supervision.  The following day, the State reported Maldonado to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency and he was deported.  Maldonado later returned to the U.S.

  A second motion to revoke was filed after Maldonado’s return, alleging that he failed to: pay his supervision and crime stoppers fees and complete his community service hours.  The court held a second hearing in which Maldonado again pled “true” to the allegations against him.  Following the hearing, the court sentenced Maldonado to his original ten-year sentence.  Maldonado appeals, asserting that the trial court abused its discretion in revoking his probation and imposing the maximum period of confinement.

To overturn a revocation order, a defendant must successfully challenge each finding on which the revocation is based.  Harris v. State, 160 S.W.3d 621, 626 (Tex. App.—Waco 2005, pet. dism’d).  However, a defendant cannot challenge a revocation finding on an allegation to which he pled “true.”  Id. (citing Cole v. State, 578 S.W.2d 127, 128 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1979)).

Maldonado’s plea of “true” is sufficient to support the revocation of his community supervision.  Cole, 578 S.W.2d at 128.  Further, the punishment was within the range provided by statute.  Accordingly, we overrule his sole issue and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

 

BILL VANCE

Justice

 

 

Before Chief Justice Gray,

            Justice Vance, and

            Justice Reyna

Affirmed

Opinion delivered and filed December 17, 2008

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