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Judge sentences Sherry Kennedy to probation and JCDI after plea to assault on peace officer
Summary
Sherry Kennedy pleaded guilty to assaulting a peace officer; the court accepted the plea and placed her on seven years' probation with enrollment in Jefferson County Drug Intervention (JCDI) program and a $1,000 fine.
The presiding judge accepted Sherry Kennedy's earlier guilty plea to assault on a peace officer and, following review of the presentence report and a substance-abuse assessment, sentenced her to a 10-year sentence that was probated with seven years on probation. The sentence included a $1,000 fine and an order to participate in JCDI, the Jefferson County Drug Intervention Program.
Defense counsel noted materials filed and argued for the agreed recommendation; the court observed the pre-sentence and assessment materials. The judge said the program is "an intensive outpatient treatment, to help you hopefully get on the right track so you can be successful on this probation," and told Kennedy that if she complied, the case would be effectively concluded at the end of probation; failure to comply could lead to revocation and service of the agreed 10-year sentence.
The court also provided written admonishments about the defendant's ineligibility to possess firearms under Texas law. Probation staff were instructed to meet with Kennedy to complete paperwork before she left the courtroom.
