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Judge Boyd revokes probation, sentences David Galvan Saenz to two years in prison
Summary
After a contested hearing on alleged probation violations tied to drug and alcohol testing, the 187th District Court found violations true and revoked David Galvan Saenz’s deferred adjudication, sentencing him to two years in prison with credit for time served.
Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court revoked the deferred adjudication of David Galvan Saenz and sentenced him to two years in prison after a contested revocation hearing.
The court’s action followed testimony and probation records showing two positive tests in July 2022 — a July 15 test that showed alcohol and a July 22 (reported later in court summary as July 29) test that showed methamphetamine, according to Bexar County Adult Probation records introduced by the state. Probation officer Brian Leesman testified about intake, chronicling of conditions and the drug-testing results; Leesman said the agency’s records indicate Saenz submitted to weekly testing and logged positive results from Recovery Monitoring Solutions.
Saenz’s defense attorney disputed the reliability and availability of supporting laboratory documents, saying the probation chronologies lacked scanned result reports and that Saenz denied recent use. Saenz testified, “I know I didn’t do any drugs,” and said he feared going to prison when told the judge wanted to speak with him. The defense asked the court to terminate supervision unsatisfactorily or to avoid incarceration.
Judge Boyd cited the probation record showing the defendant’s last contact with probation was Aug. 16, 2022, and noted unpaid supervision requirements and incomplete community-service or testing obligations. The judge said she could not grant termination and found the two probation violations true, revoked community supervision and imposed a two-year prison sentence; she ordered credit for any time Saenz already served. The court directed clerks to prepare a trial court certification and noted the statutory procedural steps for revocation.
The state presented Bexar County Adult Probation’s chronology and recommended revocation and a two-year sentence as the appropriate disposition. Defense emphasized Saenz’s explanations and argued he was not a danger to the community. Probation testified it had recommended termination unsatisfied but the court exercised its discretion to revoke given lack of compliance since 2022.
Saenz’s case was docketed as 2020CR11967; the court record includes probation intake dated Jan. 21, 2021, and chronologies referencing follow-up contact and drug-testing entries. The record also reflects a $60 laboratory fee entry referenced in courtroom questioning; probation indicated no payment for that lab fee was visible in their files.
