Judge Boyd runs a packed Bexar County docket; pleas, sentence recommendations and case resets set

The court convened a congested Bexar County calendar, and Presiding Judge Stephanie Boyd oversaw pleas, probation decisions and scheduling for numerous defendants.

At the outset, Judge Boyd called the docket and instructed defendants to stand when their names were called, warning that absent defendants could face warrants. Counsel and defendants then moved through a sequence of matters, with the courthouse addressing discovery-access problems and arranging for defense counsel to retrieve evidence via a dropped hard drive when evidence.com or legacy systems failed to provide files.

Several plea deadlines and case resets were scheduled. The court repeatedly set plea deadlines for May 21, May 25–26 and late June dates depending on the case and whether the defense requested additional time to review offers. For one defendant who was arrested and in custody, Judge Boyd recalled the case for June 22 and noted the arrests and custody status on the record.

The court accepted plea agreements and deferred-adjudication offers in multiple cases. In one matter, Megan (Melanie) Sanchez entered a plea for deferred adjudication that included a $1,200 probated fine, a TAP evaluation, 120 hours of community service and coursework; the court accepted the plea and ordered reporting and transfer steps appropriate to the defendant’s county of residence.

The court also set jury-trial dates where counsel requested them, scheduling a multi-day jury trial for late June and asking counsel and parties to coordinate available dates.

Judge Boyd repeatedly emphasized procedural rules — requiring counsel to sign in with the clerk before approaching the bench, reminding attorneys to confer with the state, and directing that discovery acknowledgments be filed — to keep the calendar moving.

The court recessed for lunch and planned to resume in the afternoon to complete motion-to-revoke and other hearings.

This docket call reflected routine criminal-court administration: pleas accepted and explained on the record, multiple plea-deadline extensions, case recalls for detained defendants, and a mixture of sentencing recommendations, treatment referrals and scheduling decisions.