Court defers finding and schedules sentencing for Amelia Lopez under plea agreement
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Summary
Amelia Lopez pleaded in open court to burglary of habitation, the court accepted the State's exhibits, deferred finding of guilt and set a sentencing/reset date of June 10; plea terms included a capped sentence of five years and a $1,500 fine with no contact ordered to the complainant.
The court accepted a plea from Amelia Lopez under which the judge deferred a finding of guilt and set a later date for decision on the defendant's application for deferred adjudication.
A prosecutor announced the case and the record shows counsel confirmed receipt of discovery and that Lopez reviewed the application for deferred adjudication and the indictment. The court explained rights Lopez was waiving by pleading, including the right to jury trial and the right to confront witnesses.
According to the plea terms stated on the record, punishment was to be capped at five years in prison with a $1,500 fine; the State was silent on Lopez’s application for deferred adjudication and the plea included a no-contact condition with the complainant. The court reviewed waiver-of-appeal provisions with the defendant and accepted stipulated exhibits from the State, finding sufficient evidence to support a finding of guilt before deferring that finding and granting the application for deferred adjudication.
The court set a sentencing/reset hearing for June 10 and excused the defendant after she signed the reset form. The judge also offered a longer time for a presentence investigation (PSI) if the parties requested it but the final scheduling on this record was for the June 10 reset.