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Judge extends probation, orders felony drug-court referral for Juan Martinez
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Summary
After admitting multiple probation violations, Juan Martinez was offered two options: revocation with prison time or referral to felony drug court. The court extended probation, ordered a referral to felony drug court and set additional conditions if drug court did not accept him.
Juan Martinez, who the court identified as the defendant in a 2020 case (CR 2193), admitted true to multiple violations of his community-supervision conditions, and Judge Stephanie Boyd resolved the matter by denying the state's motion to revoke and ordering treatment options and an extension of supervision.
Martinez pleaded true to three drug-testing-related violations dated in 2024. The judge told Martinez he had only two choices: revocation and a prison term of up to two years, or referral to felony drug court. The judge explained that if felony drug court could not accept him — because of capacity or other reasons — he would be sent to an inpatient treatment program (the court referenced "Safe P"/SafePeak) and that there is a wait time for that placement. "These are your only choices," the judge said; Martinez elected the drug-court referral option.
The court denied the state's motion to revoke, extended Martinez's probation by two years and amended his conditions to include a referral to felony drug court. The judge ordered that if felony drug court does not accept Martinez, he should be sent to an inpatient treatment facility; on release, Martinez must complete 90 sober meetings in 90 days. Probation advised the court that the wait for the named facility could be about 40 days; a probation representative earlier estimated about 20 days, but the judge adopted a 40-day planning figure.
The court stressed to Martinez that proactive communication with probation is expected: if he felt at risk of using, he should call probation or the court so help could be arranged. Judge Boyd closed the hearing with admonitions to seek help if tempted and told Martinez this was his final warning before more severe sanctions could follow.
Action taken was procedural and rehabilitative: the court preserved community supervision while requiring intensified treatment efforts and additional sober-meeting and custody contingencies if drug court capacity prevents immediate enrollment.
