Man pleads to aggravated robbery; court imposes $2,000 fine and deferred adjudication with treatment and restitution

Michael Morales appeared in the 187th District Court and, under a plea agreement, the court accepted a deferred-adjudication disposition for aggravated robbery with an affirmative deadly-weapon finding, a $2,000 fine and multiple treatment and supervision conditions.

Judge Stephanie Boyd accepted the stipulation of evidence and deferred a finding of guilt. The plea included an affirmative deadly-weapon finding and the court ordered 200 hours of community-service restitution, no-contact with the complainant, anger-management and CHAP evaluations, parenting classes and a TAP evaluation with follow-up on recommendations.

Why it matters: The deferred-adjudication disposition avoids an immediate conviction but carries statutory exposure if revoked; the presence of an affirmative weapon finding and a no-contact order reflect the court’s concern about safety while providing treatment and supervision as the primary response.

On the record: Counsel described the defendant as not the primary actor and said the defendant accepted responsibility as a party to the offense. The prosecutor confirmed contact with the complainant. The court explained that the fine would not be probated, set the eight-year deferral, and added conditions including restitution to a named victim (Diego Garcia), parenting classes, employment requirements and random UAs.

Implementation and next steps: Probation will schedule the ordered evaluations and the CHAP and TAP processes; the court required proof of employment within 40 days and specified that community-service hours could be satisfied by parenting-class completion. The court reiterated the usual waiver-of-appeal language in the plea packet.