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Judge probates 10-year sentence for Darren Lamb, orders in-custody treatment and aftercare
Summary
Darren Lamb, who pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated with a child passenger, received a probated 10-year sentence with required in-custody substance-abuse treatment and JCDI aftercare.
The presiding judge in the 252nd District Court accepted Darren Lamb's guilty plea to driving while intoxicated with a child passenger and imposed a 10-year sentence that was probated, with orders that Lamb enter and complete an in-custody substance-abuse treatment program and then participate in JCDI as aftercare.
Defense counsel outlined Lamb's employment history, medical issues including diabetes, prior treatment completion, and letters from employers. The court acknowledged Lamb's criminal history and relapses but emphasized giving him another opportunity: "I'm going to find that you entered your plea of guilty freely and voluntarily ... sentence you to a term of 10 years in prison, but I'm going to probate that for 10 years," the judge said, adding that probation will be "0 tolerance" for relapse and noncompliance.
The judge required Lamb to enter the substance-abuse track of ISF (an in-custody program) and to complete JCDI as aftercare. Lamb was told to go into custody immediately for the in-custody program and that failure to comply would lead to revocation and exposure to the 10-year sentence. The court also handed Lamb written admonishments about firearm ineligibility under Texas law.
