Well, what did you really expect??
RAYMONDVILLE — Willacy County prosecutor Juan Angel Guerra stumped a presiding judge and attorneys for clients as high up as Vice President Dick Cheney when he failed to show up to court on his own grand jury’s indictments.
The no-show infuriated attorneys who’d spent the day milling about with what they’d hoped would be slam-dunk motions to quash the cases.
Anybody bother to check Guantanamo Bay??
Canales summoned Ramirez to act as representative for Guerra in hopes the motions could go forward.
She told the judge she had been trying to reach Guerra all day.
When Bañales asked if she were concerned for Guerra’s safety she said she would not know how to answer the question.
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At least the Judge is reasonable:
Bañales said he would not hear the motions without the state present and set arraignments for Friday morning.
He allowed all defendants to waive court appearances and appear via their lawyers and set a jury to be called Dec. 8.
"The State of Texas is entitled to have its day in court," he said.