Nueces County dismissed nearly 17,000 criminal cases in a period that spans more than three years. The 6 Investigates team spent months digging through nearly a 1,000 documents to find out why.
CCPD takes 6 Investigates through the procedure for sending cases to the district attorney's office, and how the decision to prosecute a case rests with them.
94th District Court Judge Bobby Galvan ruled against Nueces County District Attorney Mark A. Gonzalez's motion to withdraw the Oct. 5 execution date set for John Henry Ramirez on Tuesday.