Defendant didn’t prove too much prejudice in the county
for changing the trial venue. They claimed an impartial jury could not be impaneled anywhere within the “Austin media market” – a vague area left undefined by the defense – because too many people would have prejudiced views of their client based on pre-trial media coverage. Thus, they asked Judge Blazey to– ideally, one like Comal or San Saba, both of which are overwhelmingly white and where, in 202, Donald Trump won with 71% and 89% of the vote respectively.
To support their argument, Taylor’s attorneys pointed to a collection of a few dozen media reports, circulated body cam footage of the killing, social media posts from people reacting to those stories, and public statements made by Travis County District Attorney José Garza and other elected officials expressing their commitment to seeking justice for the Ramos family.
It’s true that a full jury could not be impaneled in May, a response to the defense’s motion filed by the state this month points out. But that difficulty was mostly due to a series ofthat could be controlled for during a future jury selection process – not because too many of the potential jurors were unfairly prejudiced against Taylor.
Per the state’s motion, only 9.7% of 72 prospective jurors said they could not set aside their opinions of the case to hear evidence fairly and issue an impartial verdict. At one point 12 jurors had been deemed qualified, meaning the trial was only two alternate jurors short of seating a full jury. Prosecutors argued that given how close they were before Blazey declared a mistrial, May 26, it would be possible to seat a jury in October, when the trial is set to resume.
Doug O’Connell, one of the attorneys representing Taylor, declined to comment following Blazey’s decision., a special prosecutor brought in by the District Attorney’s Office to help prosecute the state’s case, also declined to comment.
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