Judge grants deferred adjudication to Amanda Morehouse in possession case

The 187th District Court accepted a no‑contest plea and granted Amanda Sabrina Morehouse’s application for deferred adjudication in Cause No. 2026CR007561, after the state offered a video and police reports into evidence. Defense counsel Warren Wolf announced the stipulations and the state offered State’s Exhibit A (video) as the basis for the court’s review.

The judge told Morehouse the court would defer finding of guilt and impose supervised probation under specified conditions. “The court is gonna find you guilty. The court will send it to you to 1000 dollar fine that will be probated,” the judge said while pronouncing the terms. The court ordered a three‑year assessed sentence suspended and probated for four years, regular reporting (by Zoom or in‑person), random UAs, proof of employment within 45 days, no employment caring for minors, one monthly field visit for four months, TAP/MRT evaluations as recommended, and 100 hours of community‑service restitution; completion of ordered programs can satisfy portions of community service.

The state had offered video evidence the court described as showing the defendant in the park with a lighter and dropping a baggy; defense counsel objected to aspects of the stipulation but the court accepted the exhibits and found the evidence sufficient to support the plea and deferred adjudication. The court advised Morehouse that deferred adjudication carries a higher potential cap if revoked than regular probation and explained the differences between deferred adjudication and community supervision before asking whether she understood and wished to proceed.