District Court News

Courtney Shelton, Criminal District Attorney, releases the following information on cases disposed of in the County Court at Law for the Month of October, 2021, with Donald Dowd, Presiding Judge:

Jail/Prison Sentences

Dennis James Harp DOB: 01/22/1965 Atlanta, TX Offense: Possession of a Controlled Substance PG 1 <1G Sentence: 10/14/2021; 14 months state jail

Pay $445.00 in court costs

Sandy Ray Duncan DOB: 04/21/1970 Linden, TX Offense: Driving While Intoxicated Sentence: 10/14/2021; 30 days county jail

Pay $2,000.00 in fines and $200.00 in court costs

Joshua Mathew Burns DOB: 08/31/2001 Atlanta, TX Offense: Criminal Trespass of a Habitation Sentence: 10/15/2021; 30 days county jail

Pay $200.00 in court costs Offense: Theft of Property >=$100.00<$750.00 Sentence: 10/15/2021; 30 days county jail

Pay $200.00 in court costs Offense: Violation of a Protective Order Sentence: 10/15/2021; 30 days county jail

Pay $200.00 in court costs Sentences to run concurrently with each other Offense: Assault Causing Bodily Injury-Family Violence Sentence: 10/15/2021; 365 days county jail, suspended, 24 months Community Supervision

Pay $2,000.00 in fines and $200.00 in court costs

Michael Shawn Taylor DOB: 11/28/1995 Atlanta, TX Offense: Criminal Trespass with a Deadly Weapon Sentence: 10/28/2021; 40 days county jail

Cedric Green DOB: 01/01/1963 Dallas, TX Offense: Driving While Intoxicated Sentence: 10/28/2021; 30 days county jail

Sean Anthony James DOB: 06/07/1990 Hughes Springs, TX Offense: Possession of a Controlled Substance PG1 <1G Sentence: 10/29/2021; 8 months state jail

Pay $445.00 in court costs

Community Supervision Sentences

Billy Don Phelps DOB: 01/07/1969

Jefferson, TX Offense: Driving While Intoxicated Sentence: 10/29/2021; 180 days county jail, suspended 18 months Community Supervision

Pay $500.00 in fines and court costs of $375.00