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Court of Criminal Appeals denies final prosecutorial appeal on evidence
District Attorney Casey Polhemus said with all appeals to return blood evidence to a 2015 two-fatality intoxication manslaughter case now exhausted she will move forward with the trial of Teri Sanders, possibly scheduling it this fall.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected the State Prosecuting Attorney’s request for discretionary review on May 3.
The ruling from the 2nd Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the order of 97th District Court Judge Jack McGaughey when he granted the defense motion to suppress the blood alcohol test given to Sanders at the Nocona hospital after the Oct. 23, 2015 crash.
Former District Attorney Paige Williams filed the notice of appeal on June 3, 2016.
Sanders, 52 at the time of the accident, was driving a 2008 Toyota Landcruiser east on U.S. Highway 82 when her vehicle crossed the highway stripe and collided head-on with a 1995 Dodge passenger vehicle driven by Brent Michael Winkler, then 20, Iowa Park, who was driving westbound.
Winkler and a back seat passenger, Kyle Kemp, 20, Burkburnett, were both killed on impact. A third passenger, Jackson Pennington, 22, Wichita Falls, received serious injuries.
Sanders was arrested and later indicted on two counts of intoxication manslaughter and one count of intoxication assault.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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