Judge Boyd adjudicates guilt, finds family-violence and sentences Sunita Luis Ray to six years

Judge Stephanie Boyd granted the state's motion to adjudicate guilt and revoke community supervision for Sunita Luis Ray on Oct. 27, finding several alleged failures to report to her supervision officer true and adjudicating her guilty.

The state alleged missed reporting for multiple months across 202225 and 2025. During the hearing the prosecutor recited the months listed in the original and amended motions; Ray initially denied some counts but later acknowledged others. Defense attorney Leland McCray told the court that Ray had obtained stable housing and employment and asked that the court reinstate probation with inpatient treatment. Ray spoke to the court, asking for “another chance to turn my life around,” and described family illness and efforts to stabilize her life.

After hearing from the parties, the court granted the state's motion, found the charged reporting violations true and adjudicated Ray guilty. The court made an affirmative finding of family violence, ordered $100 restitution to an approved family-violence center, and sentenced Ray to six years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice with credit for time served. The court also ordered that Ray have no residing in households with minors and no unsupervised contact with minors, and advised that as a felony conviction with an affirmative family-violence finding she is prohibited from possessing weapons or ammunition.

The court noted the state had indicated a separate pending drug case that prosecutors expected to resolve by a transaction-in-consideration (TIC) disposition once lab results were available. The court advised Ray about the limits on appeal arising from the adjudication and recommended placement in a therapeutic community or inpatient treatment where appropriate.

Ray was given credit for time served. The court confirmed that restitution, specialized programs, and the court's recommended treatment options would be handled through probation and that the defendant should consult counsel about specifics of the sentence and post-conviction rights.

Actions recorded from the hearing include the state's motion to adjudicate and revoke community supervision, the court's grant of that motion, adjudication of guilt, the affirmative family-violence finding, restitution order and the six-year sentence.