Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez said he is ethically opposed to the death penalty, but an employee wrongfully requested the execution date against his wishes. Gonzalez sought to cancel the execution two days later.
Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez, seen at the 2019 Texas Tribune Festival, filed a motion along with John Ramirezs defense attorney to withdraw the prisoners death warrant., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
But in a Zoom hearing Tuesday, state District Judge Bobby Galvan said Gonzalez is “the captain of the ship,” and what his staff does is on him. “The main issues in this motion, your honor, are that the only legitimate voice for the state of Texas would be my office,” he said. “And when I realized I didn’t have too … I didn’t want to,” he said. “It got set by mistake and I did what I could to let the judge know where we stood.”
Execution dates have been scheduled and withdrawn based on local prosecutors’ requests in the past, for things like
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