Judge rules Williamson County DA withheld evidence but calls for murder retrial
GEORGETOWN — Despite a ruling that Williamson County District Attorney Jana Duty withheld evidence in a capital murder trial, a district judge has ruled that the suspect can be retried.
Crispin Harmel can face a second trial because Duty did not intend to provoke a mistrial during his first trial, according to a court document filed Friday by District Judge Rick Kennon.
“It is unknown to the court why Ms. Duty intentionally and willfully withheld the means to view time stamps on the Walmart Surveillance video other than from Ms. Duty’s statement that “(defense counsel) acted so horribly to me during the first trial, that I just — I didn’t want to speak to them,’” the court document said.
“The court does not approve of this conduct or the reason for it. However, the court finds no evidence that Ms. Duty intended to goad a mistrial or avoid an acquittal.”
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/judge-rules-da-withheld-evidence-but-calls-for-mur/nndB3/
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