claim: says she "created the first felony deferred prosecution program for nonviolent first-offenders" in texas.
author: rosemary lehmberg
evidence_1: ... never participated in a program of deferred prosecution for a felony, and who  are ... to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance classified in schedule i or  ii ... (2) in sentencing a first-time offender the court may waive the imposition of a  ...
evidence_2: texas prosecutor rosemary lehmberg purchased "72 bottles of vodka in just  one store alone, in just over a year." — politifact texas on ... says she "created  the first felony deferred prosecution program for nonviolent first-offenders" in  texas.
evidence_3: sep 28, 2010 ... they don't want to deal with the hassle of probation's conditions, and they can't  afford ... for a first dwi offense, a class b misdemeanor, the range of punishment  ... in the 2011 session to allow deferred adjudication for first-time dwi offenders.  ... says the department started a pretrial diversion program for ...
evidence_4: apr 3, 2012 ... lehmberg said in her video that she created the state's first felony deferred  prosecution program for nonviolent first-offenders. however, two ...
evidence_5: a "first offender" program is a way for a defendant to avoid the full effects of a ...  it's a type of diversion, often for those who have no previous criminal record, ...  misdemeanor charges, while others may let in those looking at certain felony  charges. ... if he falters, the prosecution will typically resume official court  proceedings.