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Michael Hernandez pleads: court accepts stipulations, sentences him to 123 days and a $600 fine
Summary
The court accepted Michael Hernandez’s waiver of jury and stipulations, found sufficient evidence, and sentenced him to 123 days in county jail and a $600 fine under the plea agreement.
The court called State v. Michael Hernandez and received appearances. Defense counsel Tim Molina confirmed he had reviewed discovery with the defendant, who waived reading of the indictment and acknowledged the rights he forfeited by entering a plea. The court found the state’s exhibits sufficient to support a guilty finding and accepted the defendant’s stipulation to those exhibits.
Under the plea, the court found Hernandez guilty of possession of a controlled substance (penalty group 1, less than one gram), a state jail felony, and assessed punishment at 123 days in the Bexar County jail with a $600 fine. The judge advised the defendant about the waiver of appeal and the collateral consequences of a felony conviction, including prohibition on owning weapons. The court credited any time served and explained that credit-for-time-served calculations are handled administratively by the sheriff’s department.
The judge urged the defendant to seek treatment for substance use, noted local resources, and wished him well as the court entered judgment consistent with the plea.
