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Court orders Robert Odums to deferred adjudication and inpatient transfer to DDRF
Summary
Judge Stephanie Boyd accepted a plea from Robert Odums, imposed eight years deferred adjudication and ordered transfer to DDRF for inpatient treatment, along with GPS and probation conditions.
Robert Odums told the 187th District Court he understood plea admonishments and accepted a deferred-adjudication disposition. Judge Stephanie Boyd sentenced Odums to eight years of deferred adjudication, ordered regular reporting and drug testing, and directed that he remain in custody for transfer to an inpatient treatment program (DDRF), followed by enrollment with the court's mental-health initiative.
The judge set specific supervision conditions: regular UAs, proof of employment or SSI within 45 days of release, no employment as a home‑health provider or with minors, no residing in households with minors, and partial GPS monitoring upon release (fees waived). The court also imposed a prohibition on possession of firearms and ammunition as part of the affirmative finding of family violence.
Defense counsel told the court their client was willing to accept treatment despite a PSI mental‑health evaluation that had not recommended inpatient placement; the court said probation would place the defendant in DDRF and then follow with mental‑health programming. Probation confirmed it could place Odums in the ordered program if the court ordered it.
Quote from the bench: "The court is going to sentence you to 8 years deferred adjudication," the judge said when announcing the disposition.
What happens next: Probation will coordinate transfer to DDRF and monitor UAs and GPS compliance after release. The court instructed probation to confirm placement and return the matter if DDRF declines admission.
