252nd District Court: multiple guilty pleas, sentences and probation revocations; one defendant ordered to inpatient competency restoration

The 252nd District Court on Oct. 4 heard a large docket that produced several guilty pleas and sentences, multiple probation-revocation matters reset for sentencing, a denial of a bond-reduction request and an order placing a defendant in inpatient competency restoration with authorization for psychoactive medication.

The day’s most immediate orders included a finding that a defendant identified only as "Brandon" was mentally ill and an inpatient treatment order. The judge ordered inpatient competency restoration for up to one year and authorized the administration of psychoactive medication to restore competency, saying, "I am going to find that he is mentally ill … and I will order that he remain in the appropriate facility for a period of not to exceed, 1 year, for competency restoration." The court took the finding on the basis of two physician certificates from Terrell State Hospital and related medical reports presented by counsel.

The court also recorded multiple pleas and sentences. Cushawn Jones pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (count 1) and was sentenced per the plea agreement to two years in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; the court dismissed a related…