Ex-constable Michelle Barrientes Vela’s appeal of her felony convictions has been moved back to Bexar County temporarily while court reporters attempt to address issues with the written transcript of the case.
A Bexar County visiting judge on Monday affirmed a previous judge’s decision to hold a Texas Ranger in contempt of court for flubbing his testimony during Michelle Barrientes Vela’s public corruption trial last year.
Judge tells Texas Ranger she plans to hold him in contempt of court for testifying about something the jury at the trial of embattled ex-constable Michelle Barrientes Vela wasn’t supposed to know.
Michelle Barrientes Vela was accused of shaking down a family for money at Rodriguez Park, but her trial was for tampering with evidence once the investigation started.