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‘A rare thing’: Law professor weighs in on overturning ex-Bexar County constable’s felony convictions
Read full article: ‘A rare thing’: Law professor weighs in on overturning ex-Bexar County constable’s felony convictionsA new ruling gives a once-convicted ex-Bexar County constable the chance to rise from her downfall.
Conviction of ex-Bexar County Pct. 2 constable Michelle Barrientes Vela has been overturned
Read full article: Conviction of ex-Bexar County Pct. 2 constable Michelle Barrientes Vela has been overturnedThe sentence for a former Bexar County constable convicted on two felony counts of tampering with records was thrown out by a Texas appeals court Thursday.
Ex-Pct. 2 deputy claims ousted captain tried to cover up training accident, ordered him to destroy records
Read full article: Ex-Pct. 2 deputy claims ousted captain tried to cover up training accident, ordered him to destroy recordsA former reserve deputy with the Bexar County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office testified Monday that ex-captain Marc Garcia took steps to cover up a training accident and later ordered the deputy and other members of the agency to destroy records.
Fired Bexar County Precinct 2 captain distances himself further from Barrientes Vela in attempt to get reinstated
Read full article: Fired Bexar County Precinct 2 captain distances himself further from Barrientes Vela in attempt to get reinstatedMarc Garcia was indicted at the same time as ex-constable Michelle Barrientes Vela in early 2020, but their paths have taken vastly different courses since then.
Sentencing resumes for felon ex-constable Barrientes Vela
Read full article: Sentencing resumes for felon ex-constable Barrientes VelaSentencing resumed Monday afternoon for disgraced ex-constable Michelle Barrientes Vela, weeks after a Bexar County jury took less than four hours to convict her on two counts of felony tampering with records.
Barrientes Vela public corruption trial pushed to Jan. 2022
Read full article: Barrientes Vela public corruption trial pushed to Jan. 2022The trials of Barrientes Vela and her former captain, Marc D. Garcia, had been scheduled to begin Monday but were delayed again due to an ongoing trial in 226th District Court.
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Michelle Barrientes Vela invoked Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during taped deposition
Read full article: Michelle Barrientes Vela invoked Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during taped depositionMonths before Bexar County officials settled multiple lawsuits filed against indicted ex-constable Michelle Barrientes Vela, she and her former captain repeatedly invoked their 5th Amendment privileges, taped depositions obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show.