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Judge accepts plea, suspends 10‑year sentence and places woman on probation with education, treatment and strict conditions
Summary
Priscilla Valadez Figueroa pleaded guilty in Bexar County to possession of a controlled substance (1–4 grams). The court accepted a negotiated disposition: 10 years assessed, sentence suspended and eight years’ probation with treatment, community service and education requirements.
Judge Stephanie Boyd accepted a plea and sentenced Priscilla Valadez Figueroa after the defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived a jury trial in a possession case in Bexar County.
The court took the state’s recommendation and assessed punishment at 10 years in prison but suspended that sentence and placed Valadez Figueroa on probation. The judge ordered a TAP evaluation, a referral to felony drug court and Esperanza court as appropriate, and 100 hours of community service restitution. The court also ordered $60 in restitution to the Bexar County laboratory for testing.
Valadez Figueroa told the court she wanted help; her defense counsel described family outreach and the defendant’s expressed desire for treatment. The court required proof of enrollment in GED or trade-school training and ordered the defendant to obtain a GED or vocational certification. "Because this is a felony conviction, you're not allowed to own or possess any weapons or ammunition," Boyd reminded the defendant as part of admonishments.
Conditions included regular reporting, random urine analyses and field visits. The judge placed limits on residing with elderly persons (defined by the court as anyone 60 or older) and with minors, and ordered no contact with specified individuals named in the court file. The court also advised the defendant that because she waived appeal rights under the plea agreement, she did not have permission to appeal the sentence.
The court accepted stipulated documentary evidence and stated there was sufficient basis to enter the conviction based on the record and stipulations presented on the record.
