Defendant Martinez receives deferred adjudication, ordered community supervision and restrictions

A judge in Bexar County Criminal Court accepted John Anthony Martinez's no-contest plea on an aggravated-assault-with-a-deadly-weapon charge and deferred a finding of guilt while imposing community supervision and several conditions. The plea hearing and sentencing occurred during the county docket on a date provided in court records.

The court found the State in compliance with discovery and Martinez acknowledged reviewing the indictment, plea paperwork and admonishments with defense counsel before entering the plea. The court explained that aggravated assault with a deadly weapon is a second-degree felony with a potential punishment range of two to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine, and that a deferred adjudication could be revoked later and converted to a conviction with exposure to the maximum sentence.

Under the terms announced in court and reflected in the judge’s oral pronouncement, Martinez faces an eight-year term of deferred adjudication with regular reporting by Zoom or in person, regular and random urinalyses, 200 hours of community-service restitution, parenting classes (completion could reduce community service hours), proof of employment within 30 days, and a $2,000 fine that is probated. The court ordered restitution of $60 to the Department of Public Safety and additional restitution to Elias Aguilar Bautista. The court also entered an affirmative deadly-weapon finding and ordered no contact with specified persons and ignition-interlock requirements on any vehicle he drives for half the term; the court discussed a portable device if Martinez could show he did not have access to a vehicle.

Defense counsel noted Martinez had completed a victim-impact panel and an education class and described his employment with a local electricians’ union and family responsibilities. During the hearing the judge repeatedly advised Martinez of the limits of the court’s discretion, the consequences of revocation, and that the waiver-of-appeal paragraph limits appeals to certain pretrial motions.

The court also instructed Martinez to work with his probation officer on conditions and noted that if he has questions or problems he should raise them with his probation officer or return to court. No additional judicial action such as revocation or modification was recorded during this docket beyond the imposition of the deferred-adjudication terms announced at sentencing.