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Judge Boyd directs inpatient competency evaluation, recalls cases for June 2
Summary
Judge Stephanie Boyd ordered inpatient competency placement procedures and recalled multiple defendants for a June 2 status update after courtroom findings that some defendants remain legally incompetent or require inpatient treatment.
Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court ordered inpatient competency placement procedures for defendants found legally incompetent and recalled several related dockets for June 2 to allow behavioral-health placement or updated evaluations.
The order arose after the court confirmed that defendant Janet Silva remains legally incompetent and that in-custody inpatient treatment would be required to restore competency. Judge Boyd told Silva the law requires inpatient placement for violent offenses and that the court has no discretion over which inpatient facility will receive the defendant.
Court staff and two behavioral-health representatives were present to discuss bed availability and expedited placement. Judge Boyd instructed defense counsel and the behavioral-health representatives to work together to identify placement and said the court would bring the defendant back June 2 to review whether a bed and placement had been secured.
The judge made similar scheduling directions for several other defendants who had competency evaluations pending or who had been previously found incompetent; the court repeatedly scheduled June 2 recall dates to permit inpatient placements or competency updates. The court also advised family members and defense counsel about the process for handing off records and expedited transport if a bed became available prior to that date.
The court's orders were procedural: they set evaluations and placement logistics rather than imposing new criminal penalties. No new criminal findings or sentences were imposed as part of the placement directions, and Judge Boyd cautioned that the selection of the inpatient facility is governed by the statutory placement process for competency restoration, not by the court's preference.
