Lionell Lamon Stricklin v. the State of Texas, 01-23-00255-CR

Lionell Lamon Stricklin pleaded guilty in 2019 to three counts of violating a protective order by committing family violence, each a third-degree felony.
He was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment on each count (to run concurrently) and received a $2,500 fine; sentences were suspended, and he was placed on ten years of community supervision.
In 2020, the State filed motions to revoke his community supervision in all three cases, alleging multiple violations.
Stricklin pleaded "not true" to the alleged violations but, after an evidentiary hearing, the trial court found he had violated the conditions and revoked community supervision, imposing the original ten-year sentences.
On appeal, Stricklin’s appointed counsel filed Anders briefs and motions to withdraw, stating no non-frivolous grounds for appeal existed.
Stricklin was notified of his rights to respond and access the record but did not file a pro se response.

Issue	Stricklin's Argument	State's Argument	Held
Validity of Revocation	No reversible error; violations disputed	Revocation justified by violations of supervision terms	No reversible error; revocations affirmed
Merits of Appeal (Anders Brief)	No meritorious grounds identified	Agreement with counsel’s Anders brief	Appeals are frivolous; judgments affirmed
Counsel Withdrawal	N/A	Proper under Anders procedures	Motions to withdraw granted
Right to Respond	Sought access to records, no substantive response	Provided required notice	Right fulfilled; no response filed

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967) (establishes procedures for counsel to withdraw on frivolous appeals)
High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978) (standards for Anders briefs in Texas)
Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005) (appellant's right to challenge Anders/no-arguable-grounds holdings)
Garner v. State, 300 S.W.3d 763 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009) (reviewing court's duty to assess arguable grounds)