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Defendant pleads no-contest to third-or-more DWI; judge places sentence on probation with multiple conditions
Summary
Enrique Hernandez pleaded no-contest to a third-or-more DWI charge and was sentenced to a three-year term suspended and probated for three years with multiple supervisory and treatment conditions, the 187th District Court record shows.
Enrique Hernandez pleaded no-contest Monday to a third-or-more driving-while-intoxicated charge in the 187th District Court. Judge Stephanie Boyd accepted the plea and assessed punishment at three years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, suspended and probated for three years with a package of conditions the court imposed on probation.
The plea was taken with an interpreter present. Defense counsel confirmed Hernandez had consulted with retained immigration counsel and that Hernandez understood the immigration consequences of a conviction; the court recorded Hernandez’s acknowledgment that conviction could lead to deportation or affect naturalization.
Under the court’s sentence, Hernandez will serve a three-year probated term with reporting requirements (regular reporting by Zoom or in person and proof of employment within 30 days). The court ordered ignition-interlock device installation for half the term and a two-year driver’s-license suspension. The court also directed specific rehabilitative and supervisory conditions: a TAP evaluation (out of custody) with follow-through on recommendations, DWI intervention/BIP Live participation, referral to felony drug court if appropriate, field visits once per month for six months, 100 hours of community service or restitution, parenting classes (completion satisfies the related condition), and regular, random urine analyses.
The judge also ordered 20 days of partial GPS monitoring, limited to employment purposes, and required Hernandez to attend 60 sober meetings within 60 days. The court discussed allowing the defendant to serve short custodial time on GPS (instead of immediate jail stay) and the state raised no objection.
Before accepting the plea, Judge Boyd went through the court admonishments, confirmed Hernandez’s waiver of jury trial and right to appeal (with the limited circumstances preserved in law), and found the defendant competent and that the plea was knowingly and voluntarily made.
The court entered an order reflecting the plea agreement and the conditions stated on the record. Probation and defense counsel were instructed to help Hernandez comply with conditions and to communicate with probation about any issues.
