Judge Boyd grants three-week reset in arraignment matter for Roger Talamontes; plea deadline set for Oct. 23

Judge Stephanie Boyd, presiding judge of the 187th District Court, granted a three-week continuance for a defendant identified in the transcript as Roger Talamontes (also transcribed as Talamantes/Tolomontis) who appeared earlier in the morning on Oct. 1. The court recorded that defense counsel needed to review discovery material and confer briefly with the state; the judge ordered the defendant to appear in court on Oct. 23 for the next hearing and set a plea-deadline reset of three weeks.

Why it matters: The continuance was a scheduling and procedural order that resets pretrial deadlines and requires the defendant's presence at a later date so counsel may review discovery. Defense counsel told the court he needed to "review that discovery again" to address a probable-cause-related issue; the attorney said the review could be completed "literally overnight," and the judge accommodated a three-week reset for a later appearance.

The transcript records that the defendant's age was stated on the record (24) and that the court instructed the defendant to be present at the Oct. 23 hearing. No plea was entered, and no final disposition occurred in the excerpt provided.