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Former Edinburg mayor Richard Molina reacts as he talks with his wife Dalia Molina during a break in his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
EDINBURG — After about a week of hearing testimony, jurors will now decide the fate of former Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina who is currently on trial for alleged misdeeds during the 2017 election that elevated him from councilman to mayor.
Prosecutor Michael Garza makes closing arguments in the voter fraud trial of former Edinburg mayor Richard Molina at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Defense attorney Carlos A. Garcia writes “N/G” on a copy of the charge for not guilty during closing arguments in the voter fraud trial of former Edinburg mayor Richard Molina at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Former Edinburg mayor Richard Molina looks over a copy of the charge during closing arguments in his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Visiting Judge Carlos Valdez reads a copy of the charge durning former Edinburg mayor Richard Molina voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Former Edinburg mayor Richard Molina looks over a copy of the charge during closing arguments in his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Former Edinburg mayor Richard Molina receives a hug from a well wisher during a break in his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Former Edinburg mayor Richard Molina listens to closing arguments in his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Former Edinburg mayor Richard Molina reacts as he talks with his wife Dalia Molina during a break in his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Former Edinburg mayor Richard Molina looks over at the jury as they leave the courtroom during deliberations in his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Former Edinburg mayor Richard Molina smiles in the courtroom during a break in his voter fraud trial at the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
