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Judge orders restitution hearing after dispute in theft plea; hearing set for Dec. 11
Summary
In a theft case, the court accepted a plea for deferred adjudication but set a separate restitution hearing after defense refused to stipulate to the full amounts the state listed for third-party claimants. The court clarified which amounts were contested and scheduled sentencing for Dec. 11.
The 187th District Court on Oct. 24 accepted a no-contest plea from Jan Madura on a lesser-included count of theft but scheduled a separate restitution hearing after the defense questioned the totals the state listed for third parties.
Judge Stephanie Boyd found there was “sufficient evidence to find you guilty” and deferred a finding of guilt while Madura applied for deferred adjudication, but she made clear the court would not accept paperwork that crossed out stipulations to the state’s exhibits in a way that left all evidence unstipulated. “If you’re not stipulating to any amount, then…
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