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Multiple pleas and sentence agreements recorded in 252nd District Court docket call
Summary
The 252nd District Court recorded several pleas and plea-recommendation sentences during the April 3 docket call, including a five-year sentence for Cody Arnold and multiple state-jail terms or deferred probation agreements for other defendants; several cases were reset for pre-sentence reports or trial settings.
During the April 3 docket call in the 252nd District Court the judge processed a series of routine but substantive filings: guilty pleas, plea rejections and resets for trial or pre-sentence reports.
Cody Arnold (cause 26 DCCR 808) pleaded guilty to harassment of a public servant and, in accordance with the parties’ agreement, the court sentenced him to five years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice institutional division. The court advised Arnold about the waiver of appellate rights and his resulting firearm-possession ineligibility.
Bethany Batten was previously found not competent, sent for competency restoration and, upon return, the court found her competent to stand trial; she waived formal reading and pleaded guilty to assault on a security officer. The judge followed the plea agreement and imposed a two-year term in the institutional division.
Cassandra Renee Riley entered guilty pleas in multiple causes and acknowledged prior convictions. The court accepted the pleas but reset sentencing to allow a pre-sentence report and to finalize a cap of 15 months across agreements.
Tamara Henry admitted to multiple probation-violation counts and, pursuant to agreements, the court found her guilty of aggravated robbery in one cause and sentenced her to five years in the institutional division with affirmative deadly-weapon findings; similar sentencing was imposed in a second cause, to run concurrently.
Other docket items included resets, trial settings and requests for appointed counsel (for example, Jeremy Germaine Alexander rejected an eight-year offer and elected trial). Several cases were continued so defense and probation staff could prepare pre-sentence reports or to permit family or witness coordination.
The court repeatedly admonished defendants about firearm-possession consequences that flow from felony judgments and urged some defendants to use treatment programs ordered as conditions of probation.
