Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Judge Boyd Grants Deferred Adjudication for Woman Who Entered No-Contest Plea in Family-Violence Case
Summary
Judge Stephanie Boyd deferred adjudication and imposed probation-like conditions after Patricia Adams pleaded no contest to a family-violence felony; the court ordered restrictions on contact, employment limits and treatment requirements.
Judge Stephanie Boyd, presiding judge of the 187th District Court, accepted a no-contest plea from Patricia Adams and deferred a finding of guilt in a family-violence case at a hearing in court.
The plea and sentence matter because the court entered an affirmative family-violence finding and imposed conditions that restrict Adams’ employment and contact with family members while placing her on deferred adjudication.
Adams, 25, entered a no-contest plea to a third-degree felony charge of assault-family/household member with a prior family-violence conviction. Defense attorney Michael De Leon confirmed Adams reviewed discovery…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
