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Judge Boyd orders 10-year deferred adjudication and inpatient treatment referral for Avalina Lopez; restitution hearing set
Summary
After reviewing video and stipulations, the court granted Avalina Lopez a 10-year deferred adjudication with mandatory in-patient treatment referral or felony-drug-court consideration, set a restitution hearing and ordered other supervision conditions.
Judge Stephanie Boyd reviewed sworn stipulations and video evidence and on Monday ordered 10 years of deferred adjudication for Avalina (Avalina/Avelina) Lopez in a case that included an affirmative deadly-weapon finding and restitution to the victim.
The court summarized the plea history: Lopez had entered a plea of no contest on Oct. 7 and applied for deferred adjudication; the PSI was waived and the state opposed Lopez’s application. The stipulated evidence and witness statements described an initial verbal altercation that escalated into a physical confrontation, and the state noted multiple witness statements and a stab wound to the victim. The prosecutor asked the court to deny Lopez’s application and sentence him to 10 years in prison; defense counsel asked for treatment and rehabilitation possibilities.
Judge Boyd said she viewed the surveillance video and found the incident to be a continuing altercation rather than an isolated resumption of hostilities. She presented the defendant with two options on the record: a term of five years in prison (with therapeutic community placement) or a ten-year deferred adjudication term with inpatient treatment or felony drug court participation. Lopez chose deferred adjudication.
The court ordered the following conditions on the record: 10 years of deferred adjudication, regular reporting by Zoom or in person, random urinalysis, proof of employment within 45 days of release, no employment as a home-health care provider or with minors, no residing in households with minors, a referral to felony drug court while in custody and a TAP evaluation if not accepted by drug court. The judge emphasized that the TAP evaluation would be required and that, based on the court’s view of the evidence, inpatient treatment was necessary. The court made an affirmative finding of the use of a deadly weapon in the offense and ordered a restitution hearing for Nov. 20 to determine the victim’s economic loss; the court also ordered 200 hours of community-service restitution (100 hours of which will be waived after completion of anger-management class) and no contact with the named victim, Tristan Mills. The sentence was ordered to run concurrently with 2025CC00611.
Judge Boyd warned the defendant of the consequences of failing to maintain sobriety and stressed that inpatient treatment and compliance with probation conditions were essential.
