Jamie Ray Barnes v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
• Decided: May 21, 2026
• Docket: 06-25-00204-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

No. 06-25-00204-CR

JAMIE RAY BARNES, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law Panola County, Texas Trial Court No. 2021-C-078

Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Rambin MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Jamie Ray Barnes, pled guilty to evading arrest or detention with a previous

conviction. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 38.04(b)(1) (Supp.). The trial court sentenced Barnes

to two years in a state-jail facility but suspended the sentence in favor of placing him on

community supervision for four years.1 The State later moved to revoke Barnes’s community

supervision, alleging that he violated several of its terms. After a hearing, the trial court revoked

Barnes’s community supervision.

Via a single, consolidated brief, Barnes appeals his convictions, contending that the trial

court failed to conduct an informal inquiry regarding whether he was competent to stand trial at

the revocation hearing.

We addressed Barnes’s arguments in detail in our opinion addressing his appeal in his

companion appellate cause number 06-25-00189-CR, and we apply the same legal standard and

analysis here as we did in his companion case. Because we conclude that the trial court

conducted a sufficient inquiry, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Jeff Rambin Justice

Date Submitted: May 18, 2026 Date Decided: May 21, 2026

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1 In his companion appellate cause number 06-25-00189-CR, Barnes appeals his conviction for terroristic threat against a peace officer. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.07(c-1). In his companion appellate cause number 06-25- 00203-CR, Barnes appeals his conviction for harassment of a public servant. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 22.11(b) (Supp.). 2