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Court grants deferred adjudication to Luis Briceno with treatment and restitution conditions
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Summary
Luis Briceno entered a plea and received an eight‑year deferred adjudication, a $2,500 probated fine, treatment requirements and a restitution hearing set for July 8; the court made an affirmative deadly‑weapon finding.
The 187th District Court accepted a plea from Luis Briceno and granted deferred adjudication with conditions aimed at treatment and supervision, the court announced during today’s docket.
Judge Stephanie Boyd imposed an eight‑year deferred adjudication term, ordered a $2,500 fine that will be probated, and made an affirmative finding that a deadly weapon was involved. The court required continued treatment with the defendant’s current provider (New Choices), random drug testing, 90 sober meetings in 90 days, proof of employment within 45 days, 250 hours of community service restitution (waived on proof of post‑secondary or trade‑school completion), and regular reporting by Zoom or in person. The court also ordered no contact with the named complainant and set a restitution hearing for July 8.
Probation recommended the court credit the treatment Briceno had already completed and permit continued participation in the New Choices program; the judge agreed and ordered Briceno to sign a release so probation may monitor his ongoing treatment. The court emphasized that compliance with treatment and reporting would be necessary for successful completion and said it would consider early termination if the defendant fulfilled conditions.
Defense counsel and probation confirmed Briceno had entered inpatient treatment in December 2024, continued in outpatient care and was on appropriate medication; the court said it would allow remote appearances for the restitution hearing so as not to disrupt the defendant’s sober‑living placement. The court set monthly field visits for the first six months of supervision and required random urine analyses.
Because this disposition followed a plea bargain, the defendant waived the right to appeal except for certain preserved pretrial motions; the court admonished the defendant about the consequences of a guilty plea and the requirement to avoid alcohol and other prohibited conduct while on supervision.
