Judge denies suppression in Singh case, grants multiple revocations and orders treatment and supervision conditions across docket

The presiding judge handled a full docket on Dec. 19, 2025, denying a defense motion to suppress in State v. Fabian Singh and disposing of a string of plea matters, probation revocations and sentencing recommendations.

In the motion-to-suppress hearing for Fabian Singh, defense counsel argued officers exceeded the scope of a weapons pat-down when they reached into the defendant’s pocket and recovered a can of Twisted Tea. After reviewing the record, the judge said, "The court will deny the motion, to suppress." Counsel then agreed to return the matter for a plea-deadline date of Jan. 22. The judge explained the court reviews motions for suppression against existing precedent and noted no controlling appellate decision had been presented to change the ruling.

Separately, the court addressed a DWI-related plea in which the judge ordered the defendant into the Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) rather than merely referring the case. "So instead of a referral, I'm gonna order VTC," the judge said, and imposed conditions that included 10 days in the Bexar County jail as a term of probation, ignition-interlock or an affidavit of non-driving, a two-year license suspension, 200 hours of community-service restitution and restitution of $1,806.94 to Trinity Key. The court explained the VTC placement was intended to facilitate inpatient treatment when appropriate.

Several probation-revocation matters were resolved or set for contested hearings. In State v. David Solomon Duenas, the court heard testimony from probation staff and defense witnesses; it found violation of condition number 1 true but declined to find a reported positive drug test established because the state did not present lab reports or the testing witness. The judge noted lab verification is required before relying on a positive test result and therefore found condition number 2 not proven. On the proven violation, the court granted the state's motion to revoke and sentenced Duenas to two years in prison, with an affirmative finding of use of a deadly weapon and no-contact conditions.

Other formal agreements accepted by the court included: - Angel Antonio Cantu: the court accepted a negotiated agreement to revoke probation, adjudicate guilt and sentence the defendant to eight years in prison with no contact with the complainant and chapter 62 registration requirements. Defense counsel stated the plea and the defendant waived the right to appeal; the court followed the agreement. - Richard Cantu: the court accepted the parties' agreement to revoke community supervision and imposed a four-year prison term. - Eddie Leroy Sullivan III: the court found failure-to-report violations true and accepted a negotiated disposition imposing concurrent two-year sentences and concurrent financial and programmatic conditions.

The docket also recorded multiple deferred-adjudication pleas and plea deadlines. With an interpreter present, the court accepted a negotiated plea and deferred adjudication in the case of Abdul Ghaffar Khan, imposing two years of deferred supervision, a TAP evaluation, 120 hours of community service and other standard conditions. The court set or confirmed plea-deadline and jury-trial dates for numerous defendants across the docket and reminded counsel of discovery acknowledgments and deadlines.

What happens next: the docket shows multiple upcoming court dates and deadlines. Fabian Singh’s matter returns Jan. 22 for plea deadline proceedings; Rose Padilla was set for a contested hearing Jan. 7; several jury trials and plea-deadline settings were scheduled in January through March for contested matters.

The court’s rulings reflect typical docket management — balancing negotiated dispositions, treatment-oriented alternatives such as VTC, and contested hearings when factual disputes remain. The record shows the judge required in-person witnesses for contested hearings and emphasized the evidentiary standard for laboratory results and other technical proofs.