Defendant Carrie Lampkin declines appointed counsel; judge schedules June 16 jury trial
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Summary
In 2024CR009936, Judge Stephanie Boyd told defendant Carrie Lampkin the case will go to jury trial on June 16 after Lampkin declined appointment of counsel and raised a dispute over receipt of discovery.
Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court told defendant Carrie Lampkin at a courtroom hearing in San Antonio that her case, 2024CR009936, will be set for jury trial on June 16 with Judge Angelini after Lampkin declined to have an attorney appointed to represent her.
The issue matters because Lampkin told the court she had not received complete discovery in time to prepare, and she asked for additional time; the judge said the case has been on the docket since January and made clear she would not grant a last-minute reset if Lampkin opted to represent herself. "Do you want an attorney appointed to you? Yes or no?" Judge Boyd asked during the hearing.
Boyd explained the choice between a jury trial and a bench trial and warned Lampkin that representing herself would mean she must follow rules of evidence and procedure without the court serving as counsel. "If you don't want an attorney appointed to you, then one will not be appointed to you," the judge told Lampkin, adding that an appointed attorney would be assigned immediately if she requested one.
Lampkin told the court she believed discovery was provided piecemeal and that she did not receive a large file until the Saturday before the hearing: "I did not receive discovery until Saturday, two days before court date hearing," she said. The court noted that the defense attorney represented to the court that discovery had been provided and that counsel's client portal logs document access; the judge also referenced a discovery acknowledgment the record shows was signed April 14.
Procedureally, the court placed motions and potential pretrial matters on earlier docket dates for review and then scheduled the jury trial date. The judge instructed staff to provide a reset form to complete the record. Lampkin's next trial date is June 16, and the court reiterated that if she represents herself she will not receive midtrial resets for counsel or additional instruction on trial technique.
