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Damien Xerxes Huff pleads no contest; judge sentences to 4 years probated and orders treatment and restrictions
Summary
In the 187th District Court, Damien Xerxes Huff entered a no-contest plea to burglary of a habitation and was placed on a suspended four-year sentence with probation, fines and multiple treatment and monitoring conditions, including no contact with the complainant.
Damien Xerxes Huff entered a no-contest plea in the 187th District Court and was found guilty today of burglary of a habitation, a second-degree felony, during a plea hearing before Judge Stephanie Boyd.
The court accepted the plea and sentenced Huff to a four-year prison term that was suspended in favor of five years of community supervision. The district judge also ordered a $1,500 fine to be probated, "no contact" with Ashley Barron, restitution if appropriate based on police reports, 100 hours of community service, and specialized treatment and supervision conditions.
The judge told Huff that, under the plea paperwork and admonishments, he was waiving the right to a jury trial and the right to appeal except on limited pretrial grounds. The court explained the range of punishment for burglary of a habitation as two to 20 years and up to a $10,000 fine and confirmed Huffs plea was knowing and voluntary.
As part of the sentence the court ordered referrals and treatment measures the state recommended: mixed supervision after release, a DDRF placement if indicated, referral to felony drug court because of a dual-diagnosis evaluation, MRT (moral reconation therapy) and anger-management, random UAs, and monthly field visits. The court additionally required proof of employment within 45 days of release, no employment in home-health or with minors, and no contact with the named complainant; the judge warned that violating the no-contact order could lead to four years in prison.
Judge Boyd also left restitution to be determined from the police report and offered the parties a restitution hearing if the amount is disputed. The court recorded that the sentence will run concurrent with case number 2023CR3681 and noted related probation conditions for monitoring and treatment.
The court directed probation and felony-drug-court staff to coordinate placement and follow-up; next steps include intake and scheduling for programs ordered by the court.
