Court revokes supervision, sentences Cassandra Valdez to five years

The 187th District Court revoked community supervision and sentenced Cassandra Luisa Valdez to five years in prison after Valdez pleaded true to alleged probation violations.

The court called cause number 202022CR5618. Richard Garcia appeared for the defense; the state presented allegations that Valdez failed to submit to drug testing and failed to report to her supervision officer for specified months. On the record Valdez answered the court that she was the same person placed on community supervision in 2022 for possession of a controlled substance (penalty group 1) and pleaded "True" to violations numbered 2 and 4 as charged in the motion to revoke community supervision.

The court advised Valdez that pleading true to those violations exposed her to revocation and a punishment range up to five years in prison. After brief allocution from Valdez and argument from defense counsel, Judge Stephanie Boyd found violations 2 and 4 to be true, revoked community supervision, and sentenced Valdez to five years in prison. The court ordered restitution of $57 to the San Antonio Police Department for drug testing expense, imposed no-residence and no-unsupervised-contact conditions concerning minors, and recommended the therapeutic community and credit for time served and for any successful inpatient treatment.

The court also reviewed the defendant's limited right to appeal and advised Valdez that a felony conviction prohibits ownership or possession of weapons or ammunition. The transcript shows the state waived remaining allegations; defense counsel requested leniency based on the defendant's job and family ties, but the record indicates the court concluded Valdez had not complied sufficiently with supervision terms and proceeded to revoke.