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Judge sentences woman convicted of intoxicated driving with child to probated term, requires drug treatment
Summary
Marcy Lopez pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated with a child passenger; the judge found sufficient evidence, sentenced her to two years in state jail probated to five years' probation, ordered a $1,000 fine and mandated enrollment in the JCDI outpatient drug program and any necessary mental-health treatment.
The presiding judge found that Marcy Lopez entered her guilty plea freely and voluntarily and, after reviewing the pre-sentence report and arguments, imposed a two-year state jail term that the court probated. "I'm gonna sentence you to a term of 2 years in the state jail prison, but I'm going to probate that," the judge said, then clarified that the defendant would be placed on probation for five years and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.
The court also ordered Lopez to enter and successfully complete the JCDI intensive outpatient drug-rehabilitation program and to participate in mental-health services as recommended by probation or assessors. The state signaled concern about Narcan administration in the incident and urged treatment; the judge emphasized the conditions were intended to provide tools for success and warned that violations could result in revocation and imposition of the jail term.
