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Judge Stephanie Boyd sentences Gustavo Jimenez to 10 years after no-contest plea
Summary
The 187th District Court accepted a no-contest plea from Gustavo Jimenez to a third-degree felony count of assault of a pregnant person, corrected the complainant's name in the indictment, and sentenced him to 10 years in prison with credit for time served; the court noted prior competency restoration and ordered placement in a mental-health unit.
A 187th District Court judge on Wednesday accepted a no-contest plea from Gustavo Jimenez to a single third-degree felony count of assault of a pregnant person and sentenced him to 10 years in prison, granting credit for time already served.
Judge Stephanie Boyd read the plea terms on the record, noting that the state would waive counts one and two and proceed only on count three. After accepting the parties' stipulation of testimony and the state's exhibits, the court said, “So, uh I'm going to find you guilty. I'm following the agreement. I'm going to sentence you to 10 years in the prison, give you credit for any time served.”
The court earlier allowed the state to amend the indictment to correct the complainant's name to “Orian Summer Sky Herring”; defense counsel raised no objection to that oral amendment. Defense counsel, Brenda Williams, told the court that Jimenez had been at Kerrville State Hospital for competence restoration and was restored to competency before returning to this court. Williams asked the court to grant credit for the inpatient restoration time and to follow the parties' plea recommendation.
Williams said the defendant completed competency restoration and had been in inpatient treatment from Feb. 11, 2025, to July 17, 2025. She also told the court that Jimenez reported a degenerative disc disease and requested that his physical-health history be noted for the prison medical staff. The judge agreed that medical records should follow him and instructed counsel to confirm the time-credit calculation.
In explaining options tied to mental-health defenses, the judge described how a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity outcome can change the length of supervision on other counts; she reiterated that the defendant had knowingly and voluntarily waived the right to a jury trial and other trial rights by entering the plea. The court advised Jimenez to remain on prescribed medications and warned against self-medicating.
As part of the sentence the judge directed that Jimenez have no residing in households with minors and no unsupervised contact with minors. The judge also ordered placement, where appropriate, in a therapeutic mental-health unit while in prison and confirmed that his medical and mental-health history should be documented in the judgment and carried to the receiving correctional facility. The court reminded Jimenez that, as a felony convict, he is prohibited from possessing weapons or ammunition.
Defense and the state stipulated exhibits into evidence; after the court found sufficient evidence under those stipulations, the court moved directly to sentencing. The court noted that because the defendant signed a waiver of appeal associated with the plea, he did not have the court's permission to file an appeal of the conviction. The matter concluded and the case was closed for today.
