Judge Stephanie Boyd issues sentences, deferred adjudications and resets in multi-defendant criminal docket

Judge Stephanie Boyd presided over a mixed criminal docket in the 187th District Court, hearing pleas, probation-revocation matters, deferred-adjudication applications and sentencing for multiple defendants. The court accepted deferred adjudication or scheduled evaluations in some cases, and imposed custodial sentences in others.

The most severe sentence announced was an 8-year prison term imposed to run concurrently across the cause numbers for Joshua Anzaduah; the court also ordered no contact with complainants and restitution where applicable. The court followed plea agreements or findings of guilt after the State introduced written exhibits in lieu of live testimony in several matters.

Why it matters: The docket combined final dispositions (sentences and plea-based outcomes) with deferred-adjudication applications and post-conviction revocation findings. Those outcomes immediately affect defendants' custody status, probation conditions and eligibility for appeals, and they schedule follow-up procedures — such as PSI (pre-sentence investigation) or TAP (treatment assessment program) evaluations — that will determine future court action.

Key case outcomes and terms reported on the record

- Emmanuel Chavarria: The court accepted the defendant's application for deferred adjudication. Terms announced from the bench: a $2,000 fine probated; a four-year term of deferred adjudication running concurrent with listed cause numbers; regular reporting by Zoom or in person; random UAs; 100 hours of community-service restitution; parenting classes (50 hours credited upon completion; an additional 50 hours may be waived if the defendant obtains a trade-school certificate or higher education). The State’s recommended additional conditions (no contact with several named individuals and no possession of weapons) were described as recommendations the court may or may not adopt. Judge Boyd stated, “The court will find there is sufficient evidence to find you guilty. Court will defer finding you guilty as you've applied for deferred adjudication.”

- Joshua Anzaduah: The court accepted the plea agreement and sentenced the defendant to 8 years in prison on each cause number, to run concurrently. The court ordered no contact with complainants and restitution as appropriate. The judge noted the defendant's prior criminal history and declined a defense request for probation or inpatient placement, saying probation was not appropriate in this case.

- Leo Anthony Cantu: In two pleas taken today the court accepted state exhibits and found the defendant guilty. For cause number ending 11943 the court sentenced Cantu to 210 days in the Bexar County jail and imposed a $2,000 fine. For the cause number ending 11977 the court sentenced Cantu to five years in prison, with the terms to run concurrent as noted on the record.

- Albert Marquez Villarreal / Albert Villarreal: The record contains two matters involving an Albert Villarreal. In one proceeding the court found a probation violation (motion to revoke community supervision) and adjudicated the violation true. In a separate felony cause number the defendant waived indictment and entered a plea; the court followed the plea agreement and sentenced the defendant to two years in prison, a $1,500 fine, an affirmative family-violence finding and a no-contact order (the case included a plea-based waiver of appeal).

- Carolyn Brown: The court accepted a deferred-adjudication application, deferred a finding of guilt and scheduled a PSI and TAP evaluation. The court set a follow-up setting on April 22 for the court to decide the deferred-adjudication application after receiving the PSI/TAP materials.

Other docket items and procedural actions

- Juan Robles: The defendant failed to appear for docket call; the court granted a judge's warrant and remanded the defendant without bond in cause number 2024CR010898.

- Multiple matters were continued or reset for discovery, PSIs or plea-deadline dates (for example, several cases were reset to April 3, April 10, April 21 or May 5 as recorded on the transcript). In several cases the court accepted stipulations and admitted the State’s documentary exhibits in lieu of live testimony.

What the court emphasized

Judge Stephanie Boyd repeatedly explained admonishments and constitutional rights on the record (including rights under Article 1.051 and 26.03 of the Code of Criminal Procedure), advised defendants about the effect of waiving indictment or jury trial, and reminded some defendants that, as a result of plea agreements and findings (including affirmative findings of family violence), they may be barred from possessing firearms. The judge also explained that, if deferred adjudication is later revoked, defendants face the full sentencing range noted at the plea.

Courtroom exchanges show the judge balancing requests for probation or treatment against defendants’ prior records and the facts in the PSI or exhibits; in at least one case the court declined a request for probation and imposed a prison term after hearing argument and reviewing criminal history and other presentencing materials.

Ending

The court concluded the day by scheduling follow-ups — PSI or TAP evaluations where appropriate — and advising defendants about appeal waivers tied to plea agreements. Judge Boyd closed the docket with routine admonitions and a parting remark to one defendant: “Good luck to you. Do better.”

(Reported from the 187th District Court record as read into the transcript; dates for follow-up settings and cause numbers are recorded on the court record and cited in individual case references.)