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Court grants deferred adjudication to Anthony Cochran; restitution hearing set for Sept. 18
Summary
The 187th District Court accepted a plea and granted deferred adjudication for Anthony Cochran, imposing reporting, UAs and community-service conditions and scheduling a restitution hearing to resolve a large medical-claims dispute.
Judge Stephanie Boyd accepted a plea and granted deferred adjudication to Anthony Cochran in case 2024CR2338A, imposing a mixture of supervision conditions, community-service requirements and treatment directives and scheduling a restitution hearing within 45 days.
The court read the plea terms into the record and ordered a five-year deferred-adjudication term to be supervised under standard reporting and random UA conditions. The imposed conditions include regular reporting (by Zoom or in person), random UA testing, field visits once per month for an initial period, and employment verification within 30 days. The judge ordered 200 hours of community-service restitution; the court said 100 hours will be waived if the defendant obtains a GED or completes trade-school training and the remaining 100 hours will be waived after completion of anger-management coursework.
Judge Boyd also addressed restitution. The court noted the alleged victim, Pablo Salazar, asserted approximately $200,000 in medical bills; the judge said a separate restitution hearing was necessary to allow medical records to be exchanged. She set that restitution hearing for Sept. 18 and asked probation to assist the parties in preparing records for the hearing.
As part of the plea-collateral obligations, the court ordered no contact with several named individuals and required a TAP evaluation and follow-up recommendations while retaining a $2,000 fine on probation as part of the plea terms. The court emphasized to the defendant that the plea bargain limits appeal rights and reviewed the range of punishment and conditions with the parties.
The state announced it would schedule a restitution hearing and exchange records; the court suggested 45 days would give parties time to exchange medical records and set the hearing accordingly. The judge reiterated that if the court did not accept a plea bargain recommendation in other cases the defendant could withdraw the plea, but in this matter she accepted the plea and imposed the deferred-adjudication disposition.
The docket reflects ancillary administrative directions — probation will confirm required documentation and the court will sign the agreed conditions and the separate restitution notice ahead of the Sept. 18 hearing.
