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Court finds violation true for Margaret Dela Cruz Garza, extends deferred adjudication and orders community service
Summary
In the case originating from 2021 CR7769, the court found that defendant Margaret Dela Cruz Garza failed to complete required intensive outpatient treatment (violation of condition 40). The court denied the state's motion to revoke, extended deferred adjudication 18 months, ordered SAT transfer then outpatient, and imposed 200 hours of community service with credits for sober meetings.
The court took up State v. Margaret Dela Cruz Garza (2021 CR7769) on a motion to adjudicate and revoke community supervision. The defendant pled true to the allegation that she failed to complete the mandated intensive outpatient treatment, which the court found to be a violation of condition number 40.
Under a negotiated agreement presented by counsel and probation, the court denied the state's motion to revoke and instead altered and amended the defendant's community-supervision conditions. The judge extended deferred adjudication for 18 months, ordered a transfer to SAT (substance-abuse treatment) followed by outpatient programming, required 200 hours of community service and allowed deductions of one hour of service credit for each verified sober-support meeting.
The court explained the alternatives — it could have revoked and imposed up to three years in prison — but it followed the parties' agreement and emphasized the need for the defendant to engage in treatment and build a support system. Probation will monitor compliance and apply the agreed credits for sober meetings toward the community-service obligation.
