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Judge grants deferred adjudication with strict conditions for woman who pleaded to injury to elderly
Summary
Vanessa Maravete entered a plea to injury to the elderly and Judge Stephanie Boyd granted deferred adjudication with an eight‑year term and supervised‑treatment conditions, including a $1,500 probated fine and restrictions on living and employment arrangements.
Vanessa Maravete entered a plea to injury to the elderly and, following argument in the 187th District Court before Judge Stephanie Boyd, the court granted her application for deferred adjudication with multiple conditions.
Maravete, who acknowledged the plea and answered the court's questions, received an eight-year deferred adjudication term and a $1,500 fine that was probated, the judge said. The court ordered proof of employment within 30 days of release, banned employment as a home‑health caregiver or any work with minors, barred residency with minors or anyone older than 55, set regular reporting (by Zoom or in person), and required random urine analyses. The court imposed 90 sober‑support meetings in 90 days, anger‑management, a TAP evaluation and referral to felony drug court with follow‑up if the client is not accepted. The order included 200 hours of community service or educational alternatives (100 hours may be satisfied by a trade‑school certificate or higher), and an affirmative finding of family violence. The court prohibited contact with Carmen Rivas and Hector Rivas. The record notes the sentence runs concurrent with 2025CC003873.
The defense said Maravete had been under the influence at the time of the incident, and described housing plans; the state did not object to the disposition stated on the record. Judge Boyd explained that deferred adjudication carries a risk: successful completion avoids prison, but a revocation can expose the defendant to a longer prison term and fines, and she read those consequences aloud and confirmed Maravete understood them.
The court additionally required a GED or equivalent education outcome tied to community‑service credit and ordered a referral to TAP and felony drug court. The defendant waived appeal rights consistent with the plea paperwork and the court recorded the trial‑court certification. The judge reminded Maravete she is prohibited from possessing weapons because of the family‑violence finding.
The transcript indicates multiple reporting and treatment conditions are in place to monitor compliance and to prioritize substance‑use treatment and education as alternatives to incarceration.
Maravete’s attorney (identified in court as defense counsel) and the prosecutor placed the plea and conditions on the record; Judge Boyd confirmed the terms before entry of the deferred adjudication.
