Bexar County to resume jury trials June 1 one year after pandemic halted traditional court proceedings
Jury trial cases will be prioritized based on level of criminal offense and age of the case, among other factors. Author: Zack Briggs Updated: 4:18 PM CDT May 24, 2021
SAN ANTONIO Jury trials in Bexar County are set to resume for the first time in over 12 months starting June 1.
The pandemic halted traditional in-person court proceedings a year ago, which in turn contributed to the backlog of more than 20,000 felony and misdemeanor cases.
Relaxed coronavirus safety guidelines have paved the way for in-person court proceedings to resume in Bexar County.
Lawyer: Popular San Antonio cyclist killed by drunken driver was more intoxicated than she was
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Councilman Manny Pelaez said he is frustrated with traffic deaths of cyclists and pedestrians and “didn’t think twice” when the bicycle community asked him to advocate against probation for the drunk driver who killed Tito Bradshaw in 2019./Show MoreShow Less
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Cyclists take a moment of silence at a memorial on Houston Street for Tito Bradshaw on would have been his 36th birthday, Oct. 20, 2020. The “ghost bike” memorial is near the spot where Bradshaw was struck by a drunk driver on April 1, 2019. A dispute over the driver’s possible sentence prompted her lawyer to assert that Bradshaw himself had been “signficantly” more intoxicated than his client that night.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Attorney accuses councilman of attempting to ‘inappropriately influence’ judge, DA in Tito Bradshaw’s case
Patrick Hancock to Manny Pelaez: ‘As an elected leader in our community, one would assume that you would responsibly gather all the facts’
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SAN ANTONIO – Defense attorney Patrick Hancock is sounding off Monday against Manny Pelaez and a letter the councilman sent last week in reference to one of his clients.
Hancock accuses Pelaez of “attempting to inappropriately influence a sitting district judge,” according to a copy of a letter Hancock said he sent to Pelaez on Monday, which was obtained by KSAT 12.
“If the plea bargain does not include imprisonment, then that plea bargain will be perceived by San Antonians as insufficiently serious,” the letter reads.
Woman accused of killing cyclist Tito Bradshaw may not serve jail time, family says plea deal on the table
Bradshaw’s father says he wants the suspected drunk driver responsible for his son’s death to serve time behind bars. But that might not happen. Author: Sharon Ko Updated: 11:10 PM CDT April 23, 2021
SAN ANTONIO Tito Bradshaw’s father says the suspected drunk driver responsible for his son’s 2019 death needs to serve time behind bars. But their hope for a trial is fading.
He says a plea deal is in the works.
Harry Bradshaw spoke with KENS 5 about his son’s case. He says the family learned the defendant, Linda Collier Mason, may not serve any jail time. He says the plea deal for Mason is 10 years of probation.