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Selena Allen sentenced to two years in state jail after guilty pleas
Summary
At a Bexar County courtroom hearing, Selena Marie Allen was sentenced to two years in a state jail facility after pleading guilty in two cases; the court reviewed letters from family, the PSI was waived and the state opposed probation.
A judge in Bexar County sentenced Selena Marie Allen to two years in a state jail facility after she pleaded guilty in two separate cause numbers and waived a presentence investigation report.
The judge announced the sentence after telling the court the plea agreement called for punishment of "2 years in the state jail facility," and noted the state opposed Allen’s application for probation. The court said it had reviewed letters submitted on Allen’s behalf from family members and allowed the defense to present testimony from Allen and her mother, Linda Reyes.
The letters and family statements asked the court to impose probation so Allen could continue caring for relatives and young children; Allen and her mother described medical and caregiving needs at home during allocution. Linda Reyes told the court Allen was the family’s primary caregiver and asked that Allen be allowed to remain at home so she could continue providing care. Allen said she took responsibility for her actions and described health problems and participation in classes while in custody.
The court noted multiple theft offenses were charged across the files and said the court would not grant Allen’s application for probation. The judge ordered the cause numbers to run concurrently, gave credit for any time served, and said the court would recommend placement in a therapeutic community program while noting the court itself could not force placement.
The court also reviewed and discussed the trial court document titled "trial court certification of defendant's rights to appeal" with Allen and confirmed she had signed it and waived her right to appeal under the plea agreement. The state indicated it would tender dismissals as part of the plea package for other related cases.
The hearing included defense counsel’s request that the court consider letters and certificates documenting Allen’s completion of parenting, theft-prevention and other courses while in custody. The court accepted those materials into the record and addressed statutory and collateral limits tied to felony convictions, including the prohibition on owning or possessing weapons following a felony conviction as noted in the court admonishments.
No further appeals or post-sentencing motions were announced on the record at the hearing.
