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Judge revokes probation, sentences Austin Michael Young to three years after repeated violations and missed drug tests
Summary
The 187th District Court revoked Austin Michael Young’s probation and sentenced him to three years in prison after the state urged revocation and defense sought treatment alternatives; the defendant’s mother testified about recent mental-health crises.
Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court revoked the probation of Austin Michael Young (case 20221449) and sentenced him to three years in prison after the state urged revocation for repeated violations of a probation condition that required drug testing.
The judge also ordered credit for any time Young has served, a two-year driver’s-license suspension, a $1,500 fine, and directed that time and fines run concurrent with other sentences; the court noted the defendant could receive credit for successful completion of inpatient treatment. Defense counsel argued for alternatives and treatment instead of revocation; the state urged the court to revoke.
The outcome matters because the court weighed treatment options against a record of missed tests and failures to appear, and concluded the court’s available sanctions had been exhausted.
At a hearing called for case 20221449,…
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