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Judge Stephanie Boyd accepts pleas, imposes deferred adjudication and sentences in multiple Bexar County cases
Summary
During a session of the 187th District Court in San Antonio, Judge Stephanie Boyd accepted guilty pleas, imposed a two-year sentence in one case and granted deferred adjudication with conditions in two others; the court also reset several matters pending attorney appearances and a competency evaluation.
Judge Stephanie Boyd, presiding judge of the 187th District Court in Bexar County, heard a docket that included guilty pleas, deferred-adjudication grants and several case resets. Courtroom proceedings produced prison time in one matter, probationary conditions and mental-health referrals in others, and scheduling for pending evaluations and attorney motions.
The proceedings matter because they resolved multiple felony cases, imposed conditions that affect defendants’ liberty and supervision, and set follow-up steps — including mental-health evaluations and probation monitoring — that will determine whether some defendants avoid longer incarceration.
The court accepted a guilty plea and imposed a prison sentence in State v. Robert Garza (cause numbers 2024 CR 012483 and 2024 CR 011532). Christine Brown, representing Garza, confirmed receipt of discovery and that Garza had reviewed plea documents with counsel. Judge Boyd found the state’s exhibits sufficient, accepted Garza’s guilty plea and the enhancement allegation as true, and sentenced him to two years in prison and a $2,000 fine; the judge said the sentence "will not be probated." The court ordered the two cases to run…
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