I haven’t seen any updates in MSM today.
Thanks, I’ll check a bit later when I’m on my laptop- phone is too clunky, lol.
On my phone again but managed to copy this:@MsMarple - was wondering if you can access the Webb County court site? The link is in post #106.
From the article below - it looks like he had a pretrial hearing before his trial in October. Wondering what the court site says.
Defense wants to suppress evidence in former USBP agent's killings
Attorneys for a former Supervisory Border Patrol agent accused of killing four women in...www.lmtonline.com
Sept. 21, 2022
Attorneys for a former Supervisory Border Patrol agent accused of killing four women in 2018 wants to suppress evidence in the capital murder case.
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A hearing took place on Tuesday in the 406th District Court. A motion to reopen motion to suppress search and defendant’s statement states that Ortiz’s arrest and the seizure of items, papers and other evidence from him were done without a valid warrant or probable cause or reasonable suspicion in violation of the Fourth and 14th Amendments of the Constitution and Texas Constitution of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
The defense also mentioned that the search of Ortiz’s vehicle was illegal because it was done without a valid warrant, probable cause or reasonable suspicion. Attorneys for Ortiz also stated that the search of his home, real property and outbuildings was also illegal since it was done without a warrant or probable cause.
A ruling on the hearing is
| 09/20/2022 | Hearing (9:30 AM) (Judicial Officers Hale, O. J., Jr., Hale, O. J., Jr.) | ||
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| 09/20/2022 | Notes-Hearing Notes CASE CALLED. HONORABLE JUDGE OSCAR J. HALE JR. PRESIDING. ALISON ZISKIND COURT REPORTER. EDUARDO CHAPA COURT INTERPRETER. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY DANIEL ELIZONDO AND JOSHUA DAVILA PRESENT FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. JOEL PEREZ AND RAYMOND FUCHS ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE PRESENT. DEFENDANT PRESENT. DEFENSE EXHIBIT'S #1 (EVIDENCE LOG) AND #2 (INVENTORY LIST) RE OFFERED AND ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE. 10:06 A.M.-10:20 A.M.- STATE'S WITNESS #1 TROOPER JOHN HENRY BRADHSAW SWORN IN AND TESTIFIED WITH ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY DANIEL ELIZONDO. {STATE'S EXHIBIT #1 (CD) OFFERED AND ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE} 10:20 A.M.-10:21 A.M.- DEFENSE ATTORNEY JOEL PEREZ CROSS EXAMINED STATE'S WITNESS AND WAS EXCUSED BY THE COURT. 10:22 A.M.-10:38 A.M.- STATE'S WITNESS #2 TROOPER ABIEL OBREGON SWORN IN AND TESTIFIED WITH ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY DANIEL ELIZONDO. {STATE'S EXHIBIT #2 (CD) WAS OFFERED AND ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE} 10:38 A.M-10:41 P.M.- DENSE ATTORNEY JOEL PEREZ CROSS EXAMINED STATE'S WITNESS #2 AND WAS EXCUSED BY THE COURT. 10:41 A.M.-10:51 P.M- STATE'S WITNESS #3 INVESTIGATOR JOSE UGARTE, SWORN IN AND TESTIFIED WITH STATE ATTORNEY JOSHUA DAVILA. 10:51 A.M.-11:04 A.M.- DEFENSE ATTORNEY JOEL PEREZ CROSS EXAMINED STATE'S WITNESS. (DEFENSE EXHIBIT #3 OFFERED AND ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE). 11:04 A.M.-11:05 A.M.- ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOSHUA DAVILA REDIRECT WITNESS. COURT EXCUSED STATE'S WITNESS#3. 11:05 A.M.-11:11 A.M.-STATE'S WITNESS #4 INVESTIGATOR DAVID NENQUE SWORN IN AND TESTIFIED WITH ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOSHUA DAVILA. 11:11 A.M.-11:14 A.M.- DEFENSE ATTORNEY JOEL PEREZ CROSS EXAMINED STATE'S WITNESS. 11:14 A.M.-11:17 A.M.- ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOSHUA DAVILA REDIRECT WITNESS. COURT EXCUSED STATE'S WITNESS #4. COURT DEFERRED ITS RULING FOR MOTION TO SUPPRESS SEARCH AND DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT. STATE'S ATTORNEY JOSHUA DAVILA URGED STATE'S MOTION TO COMPEL DISCLOSURE EXPERT WITNESSES'S AND WAS GRANTED BY THE COURT. | ||
| 09/21/2022 | Response DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE TO STATE'S REQUEST FOR DISCLOSURE OF EXPERT WITNESSES | ||
| 09/27/2022 | Order Denying ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO SUPPRESS SIGNED BY JUDGE OSCAR J. HALE JR. | ||
| 10/21/2022 | Jury Selection (8:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Hale, O. |
