Bexar County docket: judge denies probation-amendment request in family-violence case; bond reduction granted, pleas and sentences follow

The presiding judge opened the afternoon docket and worked through numerous criminal matters, resolving a mix of contested hearings, plea agreements and administrative resets.

In State v. Charlie Marquez, the defense asked the court to amend probation/bond conditions to replace a straight "no contact" order with a narrower "no harmful or injurious contact" restriction to facilitate family reunification. The complaining witness, Crystal Marquez, testified she and the defendant had been living apart, had completed parenting and counseling services tied to a Child Protective Services (CPS) case and asked the court to permit limited, noninjurious contact to aid reunification: "I've completed all my services for the classes, parenting classes, everything like that," she testified. The prosecutor objected, citing the defendant's prior family-violence-related conviction and recent alleged conduct. The judge said she needed clearer information from CPS and the child's attorney before making a change, and after receiving notices from counsel and the child's attorney declined the defense request, stating that "Probation conditions will be denied." The court explicitly told parties it was not prepared to make the amendment without CPS confirming that unsupervised or less-restrictive visitation was appropriate.

A separate bond-reduction hearing for Danza (Danza/Danza Sansom) centered on whether the court should lower a bond from $125,000 to $75,000. Defense counsel and a family member, Janisha Johnson, described plans to post a $3,000 down payment with a bonds company and to place the defendant with relatives and a prospective employer if released. Johnson testified the bondsman agreed to a $3,000 initial payment and a payment plan. Following testimony and argument, the judge indicated the defense's request was granted and allowed release under the conditions discussed.

In a probation-revocation matter, Jeremy Ray Garcia admitted (pleaded "true") to multiple violations the state had alleged. The court adjudicated the violations and revoked his deferred adjudication, sentencing Garcia to one year in the Bexar County Jail (credit for time served) and warning him of the limited scope of any appeal. The judge stated the court's ruling plainly: "The court is gonna revoke, find you guilty. The court will sentence you to 1 year in the Bexar County Jail."

Several negotiated pleas and sentencing rulings were also entered. Miliani Williams pleaded to a lesser-included offense and received deferred adjudication with conditions including a probated $500 fine, community supervision, required programs (anger management and "Healthy Relationships"), and a structured community-service completion schedule tied to program completion. In the sentencing of Earl George Grant III, the court accepted a plea-based disposition with an affirmative finding of family violence, imposed a $1,500 fine, and sentenced the defendant to three years with retained jurisdiction, ordering no contact with the complainant.

The court also handled numerous administrative matters: discovery resets and trial settings were continued in several cases; the court set a three-week reset where video evidence had been corrupted and later recovered; and for multiple defendants who failed to appear the state requested — and the court ordered — judge's warrants or bond forfeitures.

What happens next: in the Marquez matter the judge invited CPS or the child's attorney to provide the missing reunification information if the parties want the court to reconsider; the defendant in the Danza matter will be released only if bond/posting conditions are satisfied; and other cases were reset for trial or disposition dates noted on the record.