SAN ANTONIO – As jury selection began Monday afternoon, Michael Enoch’s attorney insisted that the wrong person was on trial for the Oct. 12, 2016, murder of Darrel Gentry.
“Our standpoint is that it is a misidentification,” said defense attorney Robert Gebbia.
Enoch, 33, is accused of shooting Gentry to death during what police described as a domestic disturbance.
Witnesses told officers that Enoch walked up to a couple who were arguing.
They said that he and Gentry argued briefly before Enoch fired one shot into Gentry’s chest and fled.
“The problem with eyewitness identification is that juries tend to significantly rely on eyewitness identification, but history has shown us that it is often faulty,
Gebbia said.
Prosecutors opted not to discuss the identification, or any facts of the case, at this time.
They said that the indictment speaks for itself.
Testimony is Enoch’s trial is scheduled to begin on Wednesday in Judge Sid Harle’s 226th District Court.
Enoch is facing maximum sentence of life in prison if he is found guilty.