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Travis County judge sets bail, rules on personal bonds for multiple defendants
Summary
Judge Pam Sigmon advised defendants of rights and bond options and set bail amounts and conditions — including interlock requirements, drug/alcohol evaluations, supervision and stay-away orders — during a pretrial docket. Several defendants qualified for personal bonds while others were required to post cash or were denied personal bond.
Judge Pam Sigmon advised a group of defendants of their rights and set bail amounts and conditions during a pretrial docket in Travis County Court.
“You have the right to remain silent. You don't have to say anything today or at any time about your case,” Sigmon told the courtroom, then explained options for release: cash bond, surety bond, or a personal bond. She emphasized the right to counsel, including court-appointed representation for those who cannot afford a lawyer, and noted that some charges bar personal bonds under state law.
The most serious rulings included a third-degree felony driving-while-intoxicated charge, a third-degree charge of criminal solicitation of a minor, and multiple felony drug-possession charges. For a defendant identified as Jennifer Jensen, charged with a third-degree DWI, Sigmon set bail at $6,000 and ordered that an ignition interlock device be installed on the defendant's car within 30 days of release; Sigmon also required an additional device to be placed before release and ordered an alcohol evaluation. Sigmon said she was not willing to grant a personal bond for Jensen at the hearing; the defendant may ask a lawyer to seek a…
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