โItโs not moving quickโ: Nearly 800 people charged with murder or capital murder in Harris Co. jail are waiting for trial
A new legislation proposal hopes to address the backlog of court cases statewide by prioritizing murder and capital murder cases. If passed, the law would mandate judges to take up those cases first.
โHeโs guilty. Heโs absolutely guiltyโ: Some jury members share their thoughts after second mistrial in A.J. Armstrong case
A judge ruled a second mistrial Wednesday after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the capital murder case against Antonio โA.J.โ Armstrong Jr., who was accused of killing his parents in 2016.
Testimony underway for man accused of shooting, killing 8-year-old girl
RICHMOND, Texas โ A man charged with shooting and killing an 8-year-old girl after a crash nearly three years ago got underway in a Fort Bend County courtroom. Prosecutors used their opening statement to remind the jury of the pain and anguish Payton caused by the senseless killing of the young girl. In the defenseโs opening statement, attorney James Rivera told jurors the authoritiesโ position to pin this horrific crime on someone should not overshadow what the evidence showed. Thomas told jurors she thought Payton was female because he had dreadlocks at the time of the shooting. โAs he sits here today, heโs an innocent man and heโs an innocent man in this case," Rivera said.