CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Former Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo qualifies as indigent, allowing him to use public funds to hire expert witnesses for his criminal trial, his attorney confirmed to 3NEWS.
Attorney Paul Looney told 3NEWS that 4th Administrative Judicial Region Judge Sid Harle ruled Arredondo meets Uvalde County’s indigence guidelines. According to the motion, Arredondo’s income exceeds his monthly expenses by about $300.
The ruling allows Arredondo to seek public funding to hire expert witnesses to counter experts expected to testify for the state…