Docket roundup: 187th District Court issues several sentences, denies a reconsideration motion and continues one sentencing

Judge Stephanie Boyd presided over a multi‑case docket that produced several pleas, sentences and one continuance.

Most notably, the court sentenced Robert Luis Moreno II to 13 years in prison after the parties submitted stipulations and witness testimony about the underlying conduct and the defendant’s medical needs. The court ordered chapter‑62 compliance and no contact with minors; the sentence runs concurrent across the two related cause numbers on the docket.

In a separate matter, the court accepted a plea and sentenced John Castro Lopez under the parties’ plea agreement. The court followed the agreement on count one and imposed a 12‑year prison term, with standard felony prohibitions noted on the record.

The court also dispositioned several smaller matters on the docket. Jorge Morales pleaded to a possession offense; the court accepted the plea and pronounced a five‑year assessed term that the court announced would be suspended and probated (terms set in court). Jesse Orozco was sentenced to 60 days in the county jail and ordered to pay restitution to the Department of Public Safety for drug testing, as reflected in the plea agreement accepted by the court.

Defense counsel for Reginald Tyrone Green asked the court to "reconsider" a previously imposed sentence and submitted recent medical records and a pastor’s letter. Judge Boyd explained on the record that, once a legal sentence is entered, the court generally lacks authority to “reconsider” that sentence; she advised defense counsel that the statutory remedy available in many cases is a motion for shock probation and denied the motion for reconsideration as a standalone legal vehicle.

Not every matter on the docket concluded with a sentence. The court heard testimony and received documentary exhibits in an animal‑cruelty case (State v. Dejanae Miller Havana). The state presented video evidence and live witnesses; after hearing argument the court continued sentencing to give the court time to review exhibits and reports.

The court set return dates or follow‑up hearings where required and directed probation and counsel to complete outreach or paperwork ordered on the record. Several defendants who appeared by Zoom were remanded or given instructions about custody and attorney contact before leaving the courthouse.

Why this matters: the docket shows a mix of dispositions — negotiated pleas and a small number of contested sentencing issues — reflecting how the 187th District Court is resolving both high‑stakes felony matters and lower‑level cases on the same calendar.

What to watch next: the court’s decision on the continued animal‑cruelty sentencing and any shock‑probation filing in Mr. Green’s case.