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Judge Stephanie Boyd handles multiple pleas, sentences and remands during Bexar County docket
Summary
During a multi‑case docket in the 187th District Court, Judge Stephanie Boyd remanded two defendants without bond, accepted pleas and imposed sentences ranging from county jail time to multi‑year prison terms, and ordered treatment or supervision conditions in several cases.
Judge Stephanie Boyd presided over a busy criminal docket in the 187th District Court in Bexar County that produced several dispositions: two defendants were remanded without bond for failing to appear, multiple guilty or no‑contest pleas were accepted, and the court imposed sentences including county jail time, probation with treatment conditions, and multi‑year prison terms.
The most immediate actions included the remand without bond of Alicia Rubio in 2022 CR 3602 after her counsel reported the client never appeared. Boyd told counsel, “If your client makes an appearance, the court will reconsider.” A similar remand was ordered in 2024 CR 009869 for Fidicio Gonzales after the defendant failed to appear; the court directed bond forfeiture/remand and indicated it would reconsider if the defendant appeared the next day.
The court accepted pleas and imposed sentences in several other matters. In 2024 CR 011642, Armando Contreras pleaded guilty to assault of hospital personnel, a third‑degree felony. Boyd followed the parties’ plea framework and suspended an eight‑year prison term, placing Contreras on community supervision for eight years with multiple conditions: a TAP evaluation and any recommended inpatient treatment, a referral to felony drug court, 200 hours of community‑service restitution (100 hours may be satisfied by GED completion and the remaining 100 by higher education or trade school), proof of employment within 45 days, restrictions on working as a home health aide or in homes with minors, monthly field visits, random UAs, and a $2,000 fine that is probated pending successful completion of supervision.
In State v. Chet Baker (2024 CR 012311), the court accepted a no‑contest plea to possession of a controlled substance (penalty group 1, less than 1 gram) and imposed the agreed disposition of 154 days in the Bexar County Jail under the local sentencing code with a $500 fine.
On a motion to adjudicate in 2020 CR 10202, the court found a violation true as to Mark Anthony Reyes, accepted the parties’ agreement, adjudicated guilt and sentenced Reyes to 120 days in the Bexar County Jail (judgment to be shown satisfied). The court also addressed restitution to Toribio Garcia, setting the restitution amount at $8,000 after noting a record discrepancy between balance and amount due.
In 2023 CR 7894, the court found violation allegations true as to Alberto Jose Zuniga and, departing from the defense’s proposed two‑year term, sentenced him to three years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Boyd said she would request placement in a therapeutic community and give credit for time served.
In 2024 CR 007180, Justin Dean Cowart entered a no‑contest plea to online solicitation of a minor (third‑degree felony). Boyd accepted the plea and sentenced Cowart to two years in prison, ordered Chapter 62 sex‑offender registration, and imposed no‑contact conditions with the complainant.
Other docket items were continued or reset for discovery: Mason Allen Washington was reset for February 18 for discovery; several cases were reset for 60 days or otherwise continued. The court also granted the state’s request to remand nonappearing defendant Sherry Victoria Cooper without bond; defense counsel said she had periodic contact but not that day.
Why it matters: The docket combined immediate public‑safety and public‑administration outcomes (remands and jail/prison sentences) with decisions that route defendants into treatment or supervision programs (TAP evaluations, felony drug court referrals, therapeutic community requests). Those choices affect jail population, probation caseloads, restitution for victims and the availability of specialty treatment programs to defendants ordered to participate.
The court flagged several administrative details for follow up, including ensuring discovery uploads, resolving restitution accounting discrepancies, and returning defendants for further proceedings when evidence or program acceptance (for drug court or therapeutic community placement) is unresolved. Pending matters and resets mean additional hearings are scheduled to resolve outstanding discovery or new indictments.
Quotes in this report are verbatim from courtroom remarks by Judge Stephanie Boyd as recorded in the hearing transcript.
