Judge Stephanie Boyd presides over mixed docket; bond, pleas and sentences announced, mental-health review ordered

SAN ANTONIO — Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court handled a full criminal docket Feb. 14, setting bond and supervision conditions in one case, accepting plea agreements and imposing sentences in several matters, remanding an absent defendant after a bondsman could not locate them, and ordering a mental-health review for a defendant experiencing homelessness and related behavioral concerns.

The most immediate restraining condition came in state v. Jesus Alejandro Herrera (2024CR1605). Judge Boyd set bond at $2,500 and ordered a set of release conditions that include 60 sober-support meetings in 60 days, random urinalysis testing and waiver of certain fees; the court described the meetings as AA/NA–style sober-support meetings and said pretrial or probation would help a defendant locate meetings if needed. “Jovan will be set at $2,500, and the court is going to order 60 sober meetings in 60 days,” Judge Boyd said when announcing the bond and conditions on the record.

Several defendants entered pleas or proceeded to sentencing. In state v. Jamie Lee Cameron (2023-0057), the court accepted a plea and, after reviewing stipulated exhibits rather than live testimony, found the defendant guilty and sentenced her to six months in the Bexar County jail and ordered an $800 fine. The court noted the defendant had knowingly and voluntarily waived certain rights and had signed plea paperwork and admonishments.

In another plea, the court accepted a no-contest plea in a possession matter by Cody Weiscarber…