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District Attorney Guerra a no show at court hearing; read the indictments
Comments 0 | Recommend 0Read the indictments handed down by a Willacy County grand jury:
READ: St. Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. indictment
READ: GEO, formerly Wackenhut Correction Corp. indictment
READ: Gilbert Lozano indictment
READ: Gustavo Garza indictment
READ: Mervyn Mosbacker Jr. indictment
READ: 197th District Judge Migdalia Lopez indictment
READ: Vice President Richard Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez indictment
READ: 103rd District Judge Janet Leal indictment
READ: St. Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. statement
Willacy County Distict Attorney Juan Angel Guerra was a no show at today's court hearing in which indictments against several high-profile officials were to be addressed.
Presiding Judge J. Manuel Banales postponed hearing all motions in the case because he wanted both the state prosecutor and defense attorneys present in the courtroom.
Banales has reset the hearing for 10:30 a.m. Friday. If Guerra fails to make an appearance Friday, Banales will appoint a District Attorney pro-tem.
Defense attorney Tony Canales said Guerra should be held in contempt of court and face sanctions.
This afternoon's hearing was to quash several high profile indictments handed down in Willacy County this week.
On Monday, a Willacy County grand jury indicted U.S. Vice President Richard Cheney, GEO Group, formerly Wackenhut Corrections Corp., State Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., state/">state District Judge Janet Leal, state/">state District Judge Migdalia Lopez, former Willacy County special prosecutors Mervyn Mosbacker Jr. and Gustavo Garza, and Willacy County District Clerk Gilbert Lozano.
The hearing was scheduled for 10 a.m., but was rescheduled for 3 p.m.
More than half a dozen attorneys arrived at the Willacy County courthouse this morning representing their high-level clients.
"It is just wild. It's wild, but I'm not surprised at what is going on and what is being presented," said Lozano.
He said several motions have been filed, but he would not release them until after the hearing.
"I don't want to jeopardize anything," Lozano said.
Among the attorneys who filed motions to quash the indictment is Trey Martinez, who is representing special prosecutor Gustavo Garza.
Outside the courthouse Martinez said, "this is frivilous. There is no basis for it."
Other attorneys huddled inside the 197th state/">state district courtroom included Eduardo Rodriguez, who is representing Lopez, Tony Canales and David Oliveira, who both represent GEO.
Attorney Chester Gonzalez, who is Leal's husband, was also on hand.
"Mr. Guerra has abused his power and position to indict innocent persons and individuals," Gonzalez said.
He said that someone should seek to have Guerra disbarred by the State Bar of Texas.
Lopez, who oversees cases in Willacy County, was not in Raymondville today, her staff said. She worked in Cameron County.
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