Man pleads guilty to murder; judge accepts plea, schedules sentencing report

Andre Williams appeared in the 252nd District Court on Feb. 16 and pleaded guilty to first‑degree murder. The judge found Williams competent, accepted his plea, and found sufficient evidence to enter a guilty finding.

The judge told Williams his plea was entered freely and voluntarily and that, under the agreement, the court would sentence him to a term of 40 years in the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The judge said Williams would receive credit for any time already served and handed him the required trial court certification and a written admonishment explaining ineligibility to possess a firearm or ammunition under Texas law because of the judgment.

The court reset the case for sentencing to allow the probation department to prepare a presentence report. The judge instructed Williams to speak with probation on his way out of the courtroom to schedule the report, and warned that the probation report would inform the sentencing hearing.

The judge repeatedly confirmed Williams’s competence and that he understood the consequences of pleading guilty, including the waiver of appeal rights and immigration consequences where applicable.