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Defendant Hank Maldonado sentenced to 12 months in state jail after no-contest pleas
Summary
In 187th District Court, Judge Stephanie Boyd accepted no-contest pleas from Hank Maldonado in two cause numbers and sentenced him to concurrent 12-month terms in the state jail, imposed restitution and no-contact conditions and denied the state’s application for deferred probation.
Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court on the record said Hank Maldonado entered no-contest pleas in two pending felony cause numbers and imposed concurrent sentences of 12 months in the state jail.
The judge told Maldonado that because these were felony convictions he could not possess weapons or ammunition and that, under the plea bargain, punishment would be capped at 12 months in a state jail facility. The court also ordered restitution and a no-contact condition with Richard Anthony Johnston and Felix Francisco Sintero Rivas and recommended placement in a therapeutic community.
The prosecutor, identified in court as Patrick Harris Sandler, confirmed the state opposed Maldonado’s application for deferred adjudication. Defense counsel David McLean asked the court to consider probation and argued Maldonado had not reoffended during a period of time out of custody and that evaluations recommended only urinalysis, not an intensive outpatient program.
Judge Boyd said the presentence investigation report (PSI) and Maldonado’s criminal history — including a prior probation revocation and failure to appear earlier this year — led the court to conclude Maldonado was not a good candidate for probation. "In each of these cause number, you entered a plea of no contest according to your plea bargain ... punishment is to be assessed at a cap of 12 months in the state jail facility," the judge told Maldonado on the record.
Maldonado acknowledged reviewing documents titled "trial court certification of defendant's rights to appeal" and waived appeal under the terms of the plea bargain. The court informed him of collateral consequences tied to felony convictions, including the weapons prohibition. The court scheduled further court business and directed the parties to return on May 22 for related matters.
Court minutes show the parties had reviewed the PSI on the record and that the state took into consideration cause number 2024CR1039 when imposing concurrent sentences. The judge explicitly found Maldonado guilty under the plea agreement and imposed the sentences and conditions reflected above.
Maldonado was advised of the effect of the plea and that, as part of the plea bargain and because he waived appeal, he would not have the court’s permission to appeal.
