Nearly two weeks after attorneys argued whether the case of former SAPD officer James Brennand should be moved to another county or stay in Bexar County, a judge is ready to announce her ruling.
– You can watch a livestream of the proceedings in the video player at the top of this article.During a March 7 hearing, the defense argued that the case has had the most media coverage in recent history. They even presented the judge a binder with more than 140 pages of news articles about the case.
Brennand’s attorneys argued that it would be impossible to find an impartial jury and argued that remarks made by both San Antonio Police Chief William McManus and Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales about the incident would sway any potential jurors. They showed media clips from McManus and Gonzales during the hearing.
The state argued that the case got national attention and that potential jurors from any county could have heard about the case. They also believed that there were enough potential jurors in Bexar County to get a fair trial. Judge Joel Perez said he needed time to look at the evidence presented closely before making a decision.
On-duty SAPD officer Brennand shot then-17-year-old Erik Cantu in a McDonald’s parking lot in October 2022, after Brennand recognized Cantu’s vehicle from an evading arrest case the previous night.that showed Brennand firing multiple rounds into the vehicle where Cantu and his then-17-year-old female friend Emily Proulx were eating, as Cantu attempted to back up and drive away.
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