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Judge grants deferred adjudication, orders drug-court referral and GPS for Amanda Settle
Summary
Judge Stephanie Boyd accepted a plea and imposed deferred adjudication with continued GPS monitoring, community-service requirements and referral to felony drug court for Amanda Settle after the court considered state, defense and probation input.
Judge Stephanie Boyd accepted a plea from Amanda Settle and granted deferred adjudication and related supervision terms, including continued GPS monitoring and referral to felony drug court.
The judge told Settle the plea terms and potential consequences and said, "If you were revoked, you're looking at 20 years in the prison" for one case and 10 years on the other if revoked. The court explained that the deferred adjudication would expose Settle to the full range of punishments on revocation and emphasized personal accountability while supervising her case.
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