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Court convicts Albert Estrada on registration charge; sentence suspended with probation and mental-health referrals
Summary
Albert Estrada pleaded guilty to failure-to-comply registration (a degree felony); the court accepted stipulated evidence, found him guilty and sentenced him to a four-year prison term suspended in favor of probation, a $1,500 fine and special-offender registration and supervision requirements, plus referrals for mental-health services.
Albert Estrada appeared before the 187th District Court and entered a plea on a charge of failure to comply with registration requirements. Counsel waived reading of the indictment; the State agreed to waive a repeat-offender enhancement.
Court-found stipulations and State's Exhibits 1 were admitted; the court found sufficient evidence and accepted the defendant's plea. Defense counsel described periods of long-term reporting and recent personal losses (including witnessing a family member's suicide and the death of the defendant's mother), which the court said it had considered during sentencing.
Judge Stephanie Boyd found Estrada guilty and sentenced him to four years in prison, suspended, and probated for three years. The sentence also included a $1,500 fine (probated), registration and supervision by the Special Offenders Unit, regular reporting, random UA testing, a TAP evaluation (out-of-custody) with adherence to recommendations, a referral to the Center for Healthcare Services, and a prohibition on residing with minors or employment as a home-healthcare provider with minors. The court emphasized that, as a felony conviction, the defendant may not possess weapons or ammunition and that he had waived the right to appeal under the plea agreement.
Probation conditions also included proof of employment within 60 days of release and a requirement to follow any treatment recommendations. The court explained options and limitations about specialty programs (DBRF, mid-caseload) and recorded that the County's programs would be explored and a Center for Healthcare Services referral would be made.
