Court imposes 30-day jail sanction on Jason Guerra, denies full revocation

Judge Stephanie Boyd denied the state's motion to fully revoke community supervision for Jason Guerra and instead imposed a 30-day county-jail sanction with additional supervision conditions.

At the hearing the state presented a motion to adjudicate, alleging Guerra had failed to report to his supervision officer. Guerra admitted the violation. The prosecutor recommended denial of full revocation but requested the court impose a 30-day jail sanction, require a TAP (treatment assessment) evaluation in custody and add employment and programming conditions. Defense counsel described Guerra's prior completion of lifetime recovery programs and outpatient treatment, and noted recent substance-test compliance.

Judge Boyd gave Guerra a choice between full revocation with a state-jail sentence or a 30-day jail sanction with enhanced probation conditions. Guerra chose the 30-day sanction. The court therefore denied the motion to revoke in full, amended probation to add a TAP evaluation in custody, imposed a 30-day in-custody sanction beginning the date of the hearing and ordered 90 sober-support meetings over 90 days, employment within 30 days of release and other standard conditions.

The court emphasized that repeated noncompliance could still lead to revocation and told Guerra to coordinate with his probation officer if he needs treatment or other support. The transcript records the parties' recommendations and the judge's sentence.