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Judge Boyd grants deferred adjudication, imposes restitution and treatment conditions in Mandy Wallace case
Summary
Mandy Wallace pleaded no contest to five counts of credit/debit card abuse and the court granted deferred adjudication with restitution of $245.21 to Frost Bank and multiple supervision and treatment conditions.
Judge Stephanie Boyd accepted a no-contest plea and granted deferred adjudication Monday in the case involving Mandy Wallace, who faced five counts of credit-card or debit-card abuse.
The court confirmed the defense had received discovery. Judge Boyd admonished Wallace about the rights she was waiving by entering a plea, including jury trial and confrontation rights. Counsel waived formal reading of the indictment and the state proceeded on all counts. The court accepted the parties’ stipulation to documentary evidence and found sufficient evidence to support the plea.
On the record, the state recommended deferred adjudication and outlined supervisory recommendations: five years of community supervision, a TAP evaluation, 200 hours of community-service restitution, no contact with the complainant, completion of an anti-theft course and a life-skills course, and additional conditions the court may impose. According to the plea, restitution of $245.21 is to be paid to Frost Bank and the plea included a $0 fine.
Judge Boyd asked defense counsel whether Wallace had any defenses and confirmed Wallace’s understanding of the plea and its consequences. The court accepted the plea, deferred the finding of guilt, and directed the usual supervision and treatment processes: referrals for TAP evaluation (and felony drug court consideration if appropriate), regular reporting to probation (in person or by Zoom), random urinalysis, proof of employment within 45 days, and restrictions on employment with minors and unsupervised contact with minors. The judge also ordered parenting classes and stated that completion of parenting classes could satisfy community-service hours in part; field visits by probation were ordered monthly until further notice.
The court also recorded the plea-bargain waiver of appeal; because the plea bargain was followed and the defendant waived appeal rights, the court confirmed there was no right to appeal the matter.
