Court sentences defendant to concurrent seven‑year terms after guilty pleas with prior enhancements found true

The court reviewed an extensive criminal history and accepted guilty pleas in two theft cases with prior enhancements; the judge found the enhancement allegations true and imposed concurrent seven‑year sentences in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Corrections.

During a lengthy admonition the judge cataloged the defendant’s prior convictions and said that, despite recent rehabilitative steps, the prior record supported enhanced penalties. The judge told the defendant: “I’m going to find in each of your cases that you entered your pleas of guilty freely and voluntarily...sentence you to a term of 7 years in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Corrections.”

The court also handed the defendant a trial‑court certification and a written admonishment about ineligibility to possess firearms or ammunition under Texas law due to the judgments entered. The judge explained that the sentences will run concurrently and that the defendant will receive credit for time already served where the law allows.

What happens next: The defendant will be delivered to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to begin the concurrent sentences; the court’s written judgments and admonishments were provided on the record.