Judge schedules bench trial continuation after SAPD officer testifies, state exhibits admitted

Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court accepted a jury-waiver, admitted two state video exhibits and set a continuation of the bench trial in State v. Carlos Vasquez Saldana (case no. 2025CR003338) for Friday at 9:15 a.m.

The bench trial record shows the defendant pleaded not guilty and the court found he had “knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to jury trial,” after which the state called San Antonio Police Department patrol Officer Johnston to testify about a traffic stop and an evidence search. "I located a glass pipe. Through my training experience, I know that to be used for narcotics," Johnston testified, and said she also found two small plastic baggies with a white powdery substance.

The testimony and exhibits: Why it matters The judge admitted state exhibits 1 and 2 — the patrol vehicle camera and a body-worn camera — into evidence without objection. The video excerpts were played in court…