The Walmart mass shooter will return to a state district courtroom for the first time since his arraignment in October 2019.
District Judge Sam Medrano is requiring the shooter to be present for a scheduling conference Thursday, Sept. 12. The hearing set to begin at 9 a.m. is the latest attempt to set a trial date for Patrick Crusius, who faces state charges of capital murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Today’s hearing is in Texas’ 409th District Court, where the shooter could face the death penalty if he is convicted of capital murder.
Judge sets new hearing to address issues of alleged prosecutorial misconduct
A Thursday, Oct. 31, hearing is set to address allegations of prosecutorial misconduct that could result in the death penalty being removed as a punishment for the Walmart mass shooter.
Judge Sam Medrano ordered a motion hearing for 9 a.m. Oct. 31 to discuss the allegations that district attorney officials collected jailhouse phone calls between the gunman and his attorneys.The allegation involves illegally obtained recording of more than three-and-a-half hours of private conversations. The hearing will also deal with other allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.