Judge Stephanie Boyd handles crowded docket: pleas, deferred adjudications, bond denial and revocations

SAN ANTONIO — Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court presided over a packed docket on Oct. 13, hearing pleas, contested matters, bond requests and probation revocation motions that resulted in several deferred adjudications, one denied PR bond and at least one revocation with a prison sentence.

The most immediate public outcome was the court’s denial of a PR-bond request for Juan Alberto Martinez, whose defense asked the court to restore a previously granted PR bond. "The motion for or the request for a PR bond will be denied," Boyd told counsel during the hearing. The court relied on pretrial services materials and a prior violation report in finding the defendant a flight-risk concern and ordered him to remain in custody while the parties arrange an identity hearing no later than Oct. 20.

Why it matters: The docket’s decisions affect defendants’ liberty and the conditions under which people remain in the community — from electronic monitoring to treatment referrals — and set dates for follow-up hearings that could alter the status of pending cases.

Key outcomes

- Andrew Thomas Reyes: The court accepted plea paperwork and deferred finding of guilt in two related cause numbers. According to the record, the state recommended deferred adjudication with fines and conditions that include community supervision, TAP evaluation and parenting classes; the two cases were ordered to run concurrently. The defense and the state confirmed their agreement on the record.

- Juan Alberto Martinez: Defense counsel requested reinstatement of a PR bond. The court reviewed a pretrial-services interview and a May 13 violation report for noncompliance with drug testing. After argument from both sides, Boyd denied the PR-bond request and set an identity hearing no later than Oct. 20. Defense counsel asked the court to consider a photographic or in-person lineup; the court told parties to confer on timing and procedure.

- Christian Grant Haugheen (reported as Christian Grant Hoggan/Houdin in the record): The court addressed a motion to revoke community supervision. After the defendant acknowledged missing a required drug test, the judge gave him a choice between revocation and an intensified supervision package. Boyd denied the motion to revoke and amended conditions to intensive supervision that include partial GPS monitoring for employment only, waiver of certain fees and intensive outpatient treatment.

- Ruben Rendon Jr.: The court found multiple probation violations true and granted the state’s motion to revoke community supervision. Boyd sentenced Rendon to five years in prison (credit for time served was acknowledged), and ordered that the Therapeutic Community option be considered during confinement for treatment purposes.

- Henry Rodriguez: The court accepted a plea in a case charging arson (second-degree felony in the papers). The plea resulted in deferred adjudication with conditions that include a fine, TAP evaluation, community service restitution and a prohibition on certain employments; the court ordered completion of recommended programing and field visits by probation.

- Zoic (Zoic/Yanez) and other defendants who pleaded: The court accepted deferred adjudications in several cases where the state presented stipulated evidence (written statements and reports rather than live testimony). Conditions commonly imposed included fines probated, regular reporting (Zoom or in person), random drug testing, proof of employment within a set number of days, and community-service restitution. The court explicitly cautioned defendants that deferred adjudication may be revoked and that they could face the full statutory punishment if revoked.

Court process and scheduling notes

The judge repeatedly reminded those present that cases are called only when paperwork is ready: "If you have not been called, it's because I don't have the paperwork and I haven't been informed," Boyd said during the docket call. Several matters were continued to specific dates for discovery or contested hearings: a contested hearing for Alexandria Alvarez was set for Oct. 13 (she is in Guadalupe County jail and will appear by Zoom), discovery deadlines and plea-deadline dates were set for multiple cases (examples: Nov. 13 and Dec. 9 jury-settings appeared in the record), and an identity hearing for Martinez was set for no later than Oct. 20.

Quotes from the record

"If you have not been called, it's because I don't have the paperwork and I haven't been informed," Judge Stephanie Boyd said while explaining courtroom procedure.

Defense counsel Robert Featherston asked the court to reconsider a PR bond for his client, arguing the defendant had limited assets and family ties to Laredo; the court denied the request after reviewing the pretrial-services interview and prior noncompliance report.

Courtroom context and follow-ups

Several probation and treatment referrals were emphasized by the court and probation officers during sentencing and revocation matters. Where probation was continued, the court increased supervision tools (GPS monitoring, random UAs, TAP/MRT evaluations) and in several cases tied completion of therapeutic or parenting programs to satisfaction of court-ordered community service restitution.

The court recessed for lunch and administrative reasons and planned to return at 1:30 p.m. to continue docket calls.

Ending

The 187th District Court’s docket on Oct. 13 produced a mix of diversionary outcomes (deferred adjudications with treatment and monitoring conditions), calendar settings for contested hearings and the denial of a requested PR bond after pretrial-services review. Additional hearings and evaluations were scheduled; defendants were repeatedly reminded that deferred adjudication is conditional and revocation can lead to the full statutory sentence.