187th District Court docket: pleas, a revocation and multiple December settings

Judge Stephanie Boyd convened the 187th District Court criminal docket at 9:00 a.m. in Bexar County, calling the roll and warning absent defendants that warrants could follow. The morning session proceeded as a routine docket call and discovery check, but produced several final dispositions and deadlines for upcoming plea and jury-trial dates.

The court ordered remand without bond for a defendant who failed to appear on the docket. "The defendant has not answered docket or made an appearance," Boyd said before ordering the defendant remanded without bond and noting the court could reconsider if the person appears. The court made similar bond-forfeiture orders later in the morning when counsel reported they could not reach clients.

In a contested revocation matter, Daniel Ramos Balderas pleaded true to an alleged violation and the court accepted a plea agreement that adjudicated him guilty. "The court is finding violation of condition number 1 true," Boyd said, then revoked community…