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Dec 17, 2021 · UPDATE: In the wake of ABC-7's Saul Saenz confronting District Attorney Yvonne Rosales at a public event about her refusal to comment on a capital murder case that a judge dismissed for...
- The First Email
- Justin Underwood’s Appointment
- The Petition to Remove Rosales
On Aug. 3, 2022, the third anniversary of the killings, former Assistant District Attorney Amanda Enriquez joined another attorney on KVIA-ABC7 to speak about the process of a death penalty case through the courts. Enriquez told KVIAthat if federal prosecutors received a conviction resulting in the death penalty at trial, that it would be unlikely ...
On Aug. 17, Medrano appointed Underwood, a private attorney, to represent the Hoffmann family. If they violated the gag order, they could face contempt of court charges, which is punishable by a fine up to $500 and up to six months in jail. In the motion for recusal, Cox said that Medrano held two off-the-record chats about the Hoffmann matter in t...
On Aug. 24, an El Paso defense attorney, Omar Carmona, filed a petition to remove Rosales from office, citing incompetency and official misconduct. His examples included Medrano’s reprimand over the handling of the Walmart mass murder case, turmoil in the office over the dismissal of hundreds of cases after prosecutors have not moved cases along, a...
Sep 12, 2022 · An email critical of the judge and a former prosecutor, purportedly sent by the family of a man killed in the 2019 El Paso mass shooting, has created mystery and a court fight involving the District Attorney’s Office.
May 11, 2024 · On Thursday, Socorro Independent School Trustee Pablo Barrera was arrested by El Paso Sheriff’s deputies. Barrera was arrested on five charges, including improper influence, obstruction or retaliation, and coercion of a public servant or voter.
Sep 12, 2024 · Patrick Crusius appeared but didn't speak at a hearing on Thursday about a possible schedule leading to his trial on charges he killed 23 people and wounded 22 others at an El Paso Walmart in 2019. (Ruben R. Ramirez/El Paso Inc)
Jul 1, 2021 · El Paso, Texas (KTSM) – A former county attorney’s office employee is behind bars after allegedly housing six undocumented immigrants from South America in her apartment. Authorities claim Erika Gabriella Orquiz housed the migrants in her apartment.
Oct 15, 2019 · The Supreme Court has condemned the leaders of ANC and Òmnium in Autumn 2017, Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, to 9 years in prison and 9 years of disqualification from public office for the crime of sedition.
