EDINBURG — Former Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina took the witness stand Monday afternoon to defend himself from allegations that he committed voter fraud during the 2017 mayoral election in which he defeated longtime Mayor Richard Garcia.
Richard Molina looks over at the jury as he listens to testimony in his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Some of Richard Molina’s defense team enter the courtroom during his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Richard Molina listens to visiting Carlos Valdez talk from the bench during a break in his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Lead investigator John Waits of the Texas Attorney General’s Office is questioned by defense lawyers of Richard Molina during his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Prosecutor Michael Garza holds up a chart as he addresses the jury during Richard Molina’s voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Belinda Sagredo, an employee of the Hidalgo County Elections Department, testifies during Richard Molina’s voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Richard Molina reacts as he listens to testimony during his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Prosecutor Michael Garza points across the courtroom to the defense table as he poses questions to Belinda Sagredo, an employee of the Hidalgo County Elections Department, during cross-examination in Richard Molina’s voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Defense attorney Carlos A. Garcia listens to the cross examination of a witness during Richard Molina’s voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Visiting Judge Carlos Valdez listens to arguments by defense attorneys during Richard Molina’s voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Richard Molina listens to his lawyers during his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Defense attorney Jaime Pena questions witness Belinda Sagredo, an employee of the Hidalgo County Elections Department, during Richard Molina’s voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Richard Molina testifies during his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
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