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Judge denies last-minute continuance, orders fingerprints as James Ross trial begins in Bexar County
Summary
At a Feb. 3 hearing in the 187th District Court, Judge Stephanie Boyd denied the defendant's request for a continuance, ordered the defendant fingerprinted and admitted 911 recordings and other exhibits as the state opened its case in the aggravated-robbery prosecution of James Ross.
SAN ANTONIO — Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court denied a last-minute request for a continuance and ordered fingerprinting Tuesday as the trial of James Ross moved forward on multiple felony counts.
The court read a true bill from a grand jury that charges Ross with aggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, alleging the incidents occurred on or about June 1, 2025. The indictment includes a prior conviction and a cause number (0966641D) tied to a 2007 judgment and sentence.
In a brief pretrial exchange, the defendant — who is representing himself — asked for one to three days to prepare and said he had not received discovery or had access to notarization and copying. Prosecutors opposed the request as untimely. "It is not timely," the prosecutor told the court, citing filing…
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