Court defers finding for Vanessa Marivete; family-violence finding included and mental-health evaluation ordered

In a plea colloquy before Judge Stephanie Boyd, Vanessa Marivete pleaded and the court accepted stipulated exhibits, deferred a finding of guilt, and placed the defendant on a deferred adjudication track subject to specified terms.

The court advised Marivete of rights she would give up by pleading, and confirmed she understood the indictment and the waiver-of-appeal language. On the record the judge stated punishment would be assessed at two years in prison with a $1,500 fine; the plea included an affirmative finding of family violence and a prohibition on contact with the complainant. The court advised that an affirmative finding of family violence bars owning or possessing weapons and, in family-law contexts, may affect designation as primary custodial parent.

The parties requested a mental-health evaluation and the court set the matter for a decision on June 12 to allow that evaluation to be completed. The court entered a deferred disposition after finding the stipulated evidence sufficient and ordered the defendant to follow recommended evaluations; the State’s recommendations were noted as advisory to the court.

Judge Boyd excused the defendant to return on the scheduled date; the court recorded that the disposition would run concurrent to a related case number noted on the record.