Tuesday marked the first day of trial in the long-awaited Richard Molina case, involving charges of voter fraud against the former Edinburg mayor. Read the first day of coverage here.
Richard Molina and his wife Dahlia walk into the Hidalgo County Courthouse in Edinburg on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Delcia Lpez | [email protected])Richard and Dahlia Molina walk into the courtroom at the Hidalgo County Courthouse in Edinburg on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Delcia Lpez | [email protected])Richard Molina greets relatives as he walks into the courtroom at the Hidalgo County Courthouse in Edinburg on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Delcia López | [email protected])Former Edinburg mayor accused of voter fraud tells judge ‘I’m not guilty’ on first day of trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse in Edinburg on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Delcia López | [email protected])Carlos A. Garcia attorney for Richard Molina during opening statements in the 92nd District Court in Edinburg on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Delcia Lpez | [email protected])Carlos A. Garcia and his client Richard Molina look towards the jurors box during the opening statements in the 92nd District Court in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez/The Monitor | [email protected])Judge Carlos Valdez listens to attorney Jaime Perez and state prosecutor Michael Garza during the opening statements in Richard Molina trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse in Edinburg on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Delcia Lpez | [email protected])Sergio Munoz Jr., an attorney for Richard Molina looks over his client’s shoulder during opening statements in the 92nd District Court in Edinburg on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Delcia Lpez | [email protected])During a recess Richard Molina talks with his wife Dahlia in the 92nd District Court at the Hidalgo County Courthouse in Edinburg on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Delcia Lpez | [email protected])Richard Molina looks up at his attorney during the opening statements in the 92nd District Court in Edinburg on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (Delcia Lpez | [email protected])
