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Sammy Smith pleads to tampering charge; court imposes one year in county jail and $1,200 fine
Summary
Sammy Smith entered a plea in Bexar County court to tampering with an electronic monitoring device and was sentenced under the plea to one year in the Bexar County Jail and a $1,200 fine.
The court called State v. Sammy Smith and accepted the defendant’s plea to a state‑jail felony count of tampering with an electronic monitoring device.
On the record, counsel confirmed discovery and the defendant acknowledged admonishments and waiver documents. The charge carries a punishment range of 180 days to two years in a state‑jail facility and a possible fine up to $10,000; under the parties' plea, the court imposed a sentence of one year in the Bexar County Jail and a $1,200 fine. The court accepted stipulated evidence and found sufficient grounds to accept the plea and impose the agreed sentence, giving credit for any time served where applicable.
The court advised the defendant that because of the conviction there are collateral consequences, including restrictions on weapons possession and immigration consequences if the defendant is not a U.S. citizen.
