187th District Court docket: multiple pleas, sentences and continuances set

Judge Stephanie Boyd opened the docket and reminded those present of court procedures: “When I call the docket, you need to stand and let me know you're here,” the judge said as the session began.

The 187th District Court handled a long calendar of criminal matters on the record and by Zoom. Proceedings included guilty pleas and sentencing, a deferred-adjudication grant, the state’s waiver of restitution in one matter, and numerous plea-deadline and trial-date continuances. Several defendants were ordered to return on dates in November and December for plea deadlines or trial settings.

Why it matters: The docket resolved several immediate custody and sentencing questions and set next-step deadlines for many pending felony and misdemeanor cases. For people involved in the listed cases — defendants, victims and probation officers — the rulings affect release, treatment conditions and next court dates.

Most significant outcomes

- Gabriel Gill Jr.: The court accepted a no-contest plea to possession of a controlled substance (penalty group 1, less than 1 gram). The judge sentenced Gabriel Gill Jr. to 61 days in the Bexar County Jail and assessed an $800 fine, with credit for time served. The state proceeded on the lesser-included offense and the plea paperwork and stipulations were entered into evidence.

- Donald Satterwhite: The court accepted a guilty plea in a felony case and sentenced Satterwhite to three years in state prison and imposed a $2,000 fine. The judge requested placement consideration for a therapeutic community program; time and fines were ordered to run concurrently with existing matters.

- Chase Anthony Lopez: The court deferred adjudication for two years and imposed conditions recommended by the state and probation. Those recommendations included a $1,500 fine, a driver-safety course, regular UAs (or a patch), 80 hours of community service restitution (or a written apology to the complainant), and other supervision conditions. The court noted no restitution was required in that case.

- Samuel Bach (case 20238868): The state announced it would waive restitution after obtaining civil-settlement documents that clarified amounts previously reported to the court; the court confirmed that no restitution is due in the probation matter.

Other routine case management and continuances

- Several defendants were reset for plea-deadline dates or trial settings, commonly to Nov. 18, Nov. 20 or Nov. 30, depending on the case and counsel’s requests. Among those specifically continued or set for future plea deadlines were Jose Alanis Becerra (recalled to Nov. 18 for PTD/orientation), multiple defendants the court set for November plea deadlines, and several matters set for November 20 or December 20 where retained counsel or additional discovery was expected.

- The court granted a defense motion for continuance in a matter where the defense toxicologist was hospitalized; the case was reset to November and the defense was directed to notify the court when the expert’s availability was known.

- A defendant seeking permission to travel (Jonathan Carter) was told the court would likely grant travel to Alabama but asked counsel to file a written motion; the court allowed travel pending a short check with supervising officers.

Process notes and court directions

- For several matters the court emphasized that plea paperwork and stipulations must be complete and physically available for the court to sign; where Adobe Sign or electronic signatures failed, parties were ordered to ensure printed documents are provided before disposition.

- The court repeatedly instructed counsel and defendants that plea-deadline dates are firm and that, absent extraordinary circumstances, the court would not grant repeated extensions beyond the final plea-deadline dates it announced.

Quote

Judge Stephanie Boyd: “When I call the docket, you need to stand and let me know you're here.”

What’s next

Defendants with plea-deadline resets must appear on the dates the court set (commonly Nov. 18, Nov. 20 or Nov. 30) or, where permitted, appear by Zoom. Counsel were directed to exchange outstanding discovery, file necessary motions (for travel or placement in treatment programs) and notify the court promptly if medical or custody developments require additional scheduling changes.

Case-level details, dates and financial penalties are listed below as extracted from the hearing record.