Tag: Hidalgo County District Attorney
Cameron, Starr district attorneys seek to withdraw from Hidalgo County DA conflict cases
The Cameron and Starr County district attorneys have filed a joint motion to withdraw from a combined 215 cases that they were appointed to in Hidalgo County because its DA has conflicts of interest.
Appeals court reverses ruling to retest DNA in 2001 Alamo murder
An appellate court on Oct. 12 has shot down a ruling that would have allowed a 57-year-old Alamo man serving life in prison for a brutal stabbing death in 2001 to have DNA retested in the case.
Valley district attorneys urge residents to end the cycle of domestic violence
Mercedes man gets 30 years for shooting, killing ex-wife’s daughter
Family of man killed by drunk driver in McAllen calls defendant’s sentence ‘outrageous’
Agustin Molina Uribe was on his way home from work the night of May 5, 2022. He had gotten off work early and may have been excited to see his family. He may have tried bringing food home. It was a Thursday, close to the weekend, he may have been looking forward to rest.
Judge recommends denying Monica Melissa Patterson appeal
The Innocence Project of Texas has filed a brief in Monica Melissa Patterson's appeal, which has been remanded to the trial court on a claim of new medical evidence that her appellate attorneys say shows that her 96-year-old victim was not asphyxiated, but instead died from a heart attack.
Murder charge against Mission resident who killed man in gunfight dismissed
Hidalgo County DA’s chief felony prosecutor running for district judge
The chief felony prosecutor for the Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office is running to be judge of the 430th state District Court.
Hidalgo County goes to AG again over releasing courthouse docs
Hidalgo County is again asking the Texas Attorney General for an opinion over whether it can withhold releasing documents related to the unfinished courthouse, the contractors tasked with building it, as well as additional contractors hired to uncover construction defects.