GUILTY TX - Josue Flores, 11, stabbed to death, Houston, 17 May 2016 *re-arrest*

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Trial begins Monday for man accused of killing 11-year-old Josue Flores

Murder trial begins for man accused of stabbing Josue Flores 20 times

DNA technology will be key as trial begins for man accused of stabbing 11-year-old Josue Flores 22 t
 
This child's family has waited so long for justice and questions regarding what was admissible for the opening statement at the 11th hour is not a good sign. Wth??? :eek:
 
APR 26, 2022
Josue Flores: Testimony resumes in day 2 of murder trial for Andre Jackson, accused of stabbing 11-year-old to death in 2016 - ABC13 Houston
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The jury is made up of five men and seven women.

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He recalled to jurors seeing Josue lying face down in the grass with his backpack still on and bloodstains on his clothes. He said he flipped the child over and saw several stab wounds on his chest and neck. The officer described Josue as not being responsive and gasping for air but not seeing his chest move. He described the child's condition as "dire" when he arrived to the scene.

That officer did not turn on his body camera when they arrived to the scene, but his partner did. That video has not been shown in the court.

Another person who took the stand was a crime scene investigator. Jurors were shown photos of the crime scene, including one depicting a pool of blood on the sidewalk of Fulton Street in front of a home. The investigator testified that it was 23 feet from the blood on the sidewalk to where the child was found in the grass. Photos showed his zip up Marshall Middle School sweatshirt and his backpack right next to a second blood spot where the initial officer found him.

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Josue Flores murder trial: Never before seen surveillance video played for jurors on day 2 of trial
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An FBI video specialist and crime reconstruction expert was called by prosecutors to take the stand. He explained to the jury how the different pieces of footage, which show Flores and Andre Jackson, are connected to each other.

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As prosecutors presented their case against him, much of Tuesday’s testimony centered on key evidence in the case, including the new pieces of surveillance video, which show Flores at different times on the day of his murder, from leaving Marshall Middle school to walking down the street with his backpack on.

Several other pieces of footage played for jurors showed Jackson putting on his jacket and looking at his hands, walking past an elementary school, and running down a street. The jacket Jackson had on, said prosecutors, is the same green jacket that they said belonged to Jackson the day Flores was killed, which contained his DNA.

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APR 26, 2022
Josue Flores trial: Surveillance video shows final moments of 11-year-old's life (fox26houston.com)
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In the video, the 11-year-old has no idea he’s about to cross paths with a mad man. Prosecutors pointed out a terrifying timeline. At 4:39 p.m. on that day in May 2016, Josue is seen walking home from school.

Just one minute later, out of view of cameras, witnesses saw a grown man suddenly stab the 4’10," 77-pound child more than 20 times in a deadly and unprovoked attack that lasted mere seconds.

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At 4:42 p.m., the first of more than half a dozen surveillance cameras captures a man walking and looking at his hands, then putting on his jacket, and he’s later running away. Prosecutors say the man in the video is Andre Jackson.

Defense attorneys did not deny it’s Jackson, but they say witnesses initially said the killer had bushy hair and was carrying a bag.

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APR 27, 2022
Josue Flores: Defense attorneys focus murder trial on investigation into 11-year-old's 2016 stabbing - ABC13 Houston
Wednesday afternoon, the prosecution in the Josue Flores murder trial called four people to the stand who were in the area of Fulton Street when the 2016 murder happened. Each of them had a different description of what the attacker was wearing.

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The 911 call was played for jurors. Josue Flores' father left the courtroom prior to the audio recording being shared.

"A man ran up and stabbed this kid," the witness could be heard saying to a 911 operator.

He told the operator that he had been stabbed in the arm and abdomen and noted that a police officer was driving by and had stopped.

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His fellow bandmate said he saw the suspect throw the little boy into the grass as he ran north on Fulton Street. He too thought the suspect was just "roughing him up".

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Defense attorneys took issue with the detailed account this witness gave in court on Wednesday in comparison to what he told police back when it happened. He was made to watch his interview with police captured on body camera during court and return to testify about an hour later.

He told attorneys when he returned that he did not feel comfortable telling police at the time. He did not end up giving officers more information until 2017.

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APR 27, 2022
2 witnesses, green jacket focus of Day 3 of Andre Jackson trial | khou.com
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Figueroa says when he ran into the street, the attacker ran away north on Fulton, and Flores fell on his stomach.

“I was like, ‘Hey kid, you alright?’” recalled Figueroa. “I didn’t think anything of it. I just thought he had been roughed up.”

When he saw blood and Flores didn’t respond, Figueroa said he told Hubbard to grab his gun and he called 911.

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Today, prosecutors also brought a green jacket with distinctive lettering to court. They said it matches the one a man seen running from near the murder site was wearing. Surveillance video showed him running minutes after the attack.

An HPD homicide detective testified the jacket was hanging on a chair six feet from Jackson inside his room at a men’s shelter when he was arrested.

Jackson’s lawyer raised questions about the process to get the search warrant for Jackson’s room.

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2 men testify they witnessed murder of 11-year-old Josue Flores on day 3 (click2houston.com)
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On Tuesday, the defense made the claim that they did not receive a piece of evidence, specifically details of what was recovered following the execution of a search warrant.

Judge Collins ruled that the trial would continue, but that one of the witnesses, Jimmy Turpin Lt. with the Special Crime Unit, would not be able to discuss the process to locate the defendant at the Salvation Army unless she approved the context in which the question is raised.

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APR 28, 2022
Jurors hear recording of police interview with accused killer in 11-year-old Josue Flores’ case (click2houston.com)
For the first time, we are hearing what accused killer Andre Jackson had to say to authorities shortly after his arrest on June 3, 2016, for the murder of Josue Flores. Prosecutors played the police interview for the jury on Thursday.

Jackson was heard repeatedly denying that he had anything to do with the young boy’s murder.

“This is so ridiculous! What makes you think I killed this guy?” said Jackson on the recording.

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In the taped interview with police, Jackson said at the time of Josue’s murder he was looking for a Walgreens or Fiesta store before he saw something that made him run but wouldn’t tell the investigator what it was, claiming he was afraid of retaliation. He was concerned someone might hurt or kidnap him.

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Jose Flores murder: Andre Jackson trial day 4 recap | khou.com
He admitted to investigators that he’s the man shown in surveillance images heading away from the murder scene but continued to deny accusations that he killed Flores.

When he was asked why he ran from the scene, he said he was afraid of retaliation.

"Wouldn’t you run if you just seen someone die?" he said in the video. "I obviously did not kill this kid."
 
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APR 28, 2022
Josue Flores murder: Jurors watch defendant Andre Jackson's 2016 interview with lead detective - ABC13 Houston
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Jurors listened and watched the entire hour and a half long interview on day four of the murder trial.

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The lead HPD homicide detective was the 27th person to take the stand.

He recounted arresting and charging the wrong man in the days following Josue's murder. He said they used surveillance video and witness statements to corroborate his alibi. The detective spoke about two others they looked at as possible suspects but quickly cleared.

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The next day he said they got a call from the owner of a Chevron on North Main St. The owner said the same man in the photos was in his store using the ATM on the morning of the murder. He recalled the distinct green jacket the man was seen wearing. Police were given a copy of his surveillance video and the transaction record from the banking machine.

Through a grand jury subpoena, the detective testified, that they were able to get records from Chase bank that linked the card used at the Chevron to Jackson.

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In the recorded interview, Jackson identified himself as the man seen in the surveillance photos. He said he had been living at the Salvation Army for about a month at the time he was interviewed.

"These photos are part of the crime scene or what?" Jackson asked the detective.

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During the trial, one of the jurors became ill and was relieved of her duties. An alternate stepped in. The jury still remains as seven women and five men.

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APR 29, 2022
Josue Flores murder: More witness testimony takes center stage on day 5 of Andre Jackson's trial - ABC13 Houston
Day five in the trial of Josue Flores' murder brought the week to a close with more expert witnesses and technical testimony.

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The lead detective on the case from Houston police returned to the stand. Defense attorneys questioned his methods used to question Jackson during their interview on June 3, 2016. He pointed out the verifiable truths that the defendant gave during his interrogation, such as what school he went to and when.

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Prosecutors called to the stand the HPD officer who executed the warrant for Jackson's DNA on the day of his arrest. He testified that he collected a buccal swab from Jackson and his clothing and took his photo.

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Josue Flores Case: DNA, Blood spatter experts speak during Andre Jackson’s trial
 
APR 29, 2022
Andre Jackson trial day 5 recap: Forensic experts take the stand | khou.com
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Tanya Dean, a Texas Department of Public Safety DNA forensic analyst, testified the DNA on Jackson’s belongings was “inconclusive” when first tested. That’s why Jackson’s murder charge was initially dropped in 2017.

However, Sgt. Richard Rodriguez, a supervisor for Houston Police Department’s Cold Case Homicide division, testified he later had the sample sent to a Florida lab that had newer technology.

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Jackson’s lawyers told jurors earlier in the week their witness will explain how the DNA is, in their words, “so miniscule”, that they “won’t be able to convict”.

Two of the three witnesses on the defense list are labeled as forensic experts.

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MAY 2, 2022
Josue Flores trial: 11-year-old’s mother testifies about son’s final moments (click2houston.com)
Maria Flores was the state’s final witness in the murder trial of Andre Jackson before the prosecution rested its case.

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The mother explained to the jury that she rode in the same ambulance as her son to the hospital. She was in the front and Josue was in the back.

“When the doors opened, I saw my son with a very big tube in his mouth and I saw my son was dead,” Maria testified.

The jacket investigators said Jackson had on the day Josue was killed was the focus of a DNA Chief Scientific officer’s testimony on Monday.

The chief testified that 85% of the DNA belonged to Jackson, ten percent belonged to Flores and 5% belonged to an unknown individual, she said.

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Closing arguments are set to begin Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.
 
MAY 2, 2022
Josue Flores' mother testifies during murder case | khou.com
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Prosecutors called Flores’ mother, Maria Flores, as their final witness. Through a Spanish translator, Maria talked about how Josue wanted to be a doctor and would have turned 18 this summer.

Josue’s father, Juan, cried in the courtroom as Maria held her composure recalling her final moments with her son.

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Josue Flores murder: Both sides rest in Andre Jackson's murder trial for 2016 stabbing of middle schooler - ABC13 Houston
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In total, the state called 33 witness and the defense called three, two of which had previously testified.

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The day started with a high ranking member of DNA Labs International in Florida being called back to the stand first thing Monday morning. The witness said their lab was sent a quantitation list of extracts from HPD, how much liquid was in each tube sent, a little bit of case background, the Texas DPS testing reports dated July 10, 2017 and notes from a supervisor with the DPS lab.

She testified that they were able to get results from an extract of DNA from Jackson's sleeve cuffs that DPS had not been able to get conclusive results on.

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Jackson's interview with police at the time of his second arrest was not played for jurors, after more than an hour and a half of discussion about it.

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Jurors were shown a photo of Josue during the testimony.

Josue's mother said she was sick the day he was murdered. He had stayed late at school that day because of an end of the year science fair party.

Maria Flores said that afternoon, she got a call saying her son was bleeding. She asked what happened and was told he was stabbed.

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MAY 4, 2022
Andre Jackson trial: Sentenced to *advertiser censored* for Josue Flores murder | khou.com
A Harris County judge on Wednesday afternoon sentenced Andre Jackson to life in prison for the murder of 11-year-old Josue Flores.

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Jackson testified at his sentencing hearing saying he was a devout Christian. He claimed he didn't see Flores' murder but heard the screams. He testified that he believes someone intentionally placed Flores' DNA on his jacket or that it was cross-contaminated in a lab.

Flores' family took the stand during the sentencing phase. His father, Juan Flores, told the court the family moved from their home in an attempt to move past that horrible day.

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Josue's sister, Guadalupe, also took the stand. She cried as she described the pain her brother's death caused and how it inspired her to become a nurse.

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Jackson's defense called three witnesses in the sentencing phase, his mother, step-father and half-brother.

Darrell Dorsey called his stepson highly intelligent and "a role model to [his] kids."

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His mother, Michelle Dorsey, said Jackson struggled with the transition home.

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Andre Jackson speaks in court before being sentenced to life for killing 11-year-old Josue Flores
 
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