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Court accepts no-contest plea from 18-year-old Aliyah Hernandez and defers finding of guilt
Summary
Aliyah Hernandez entered a no-contest plea to a state-jail felony possession charge; the court deferred a finding of guilt and set conditions including three years' community supervision, TAP evaluation and community service, with educational incentives and a possible transfer of supervision.
Eighteen-year-old Aliyah Monique Hernandez appeared and entered a no-contest plea to a state-jail felony for marijuana possession. Defense counsel confirmed discovery and competency; the court explained rights and consequences, including immigration warnings for noncitizens.
The court deferred a finding of guilt and placed Hernandez on deferred adjudication with recommended conditions: three years of community supervision, a TAP evaluation, 100 hours of community service restitution, no contact with a named individual and random UAs. The court noted educational and employment conditions and allowed reductions in community-service hours for completion of specified programs.
Defense counsel told the court that Hernandez was 17 at the time of the offense and described support plans, including residence with family and schooling. The court recorded the state's exhibits and accepted the stipulations in place of live testimony.
Provenance: topicintro: SEG 1893; topfinish: SEG 2223.
