Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, the man who shot him, had his pre-trial last month and has a new court date (which I just tried to find but couldn’t yet) is set for the future, so the case is going forward.
Well “hate crimes” in texas isn’t a separate charge, it’d be tacked on if the prosecution feels they can prove it, but he’s charged with 1st degree murder.
Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, the man who shot him, had his pre-trial last month and has a new court date (which I just tried to find but couldn’t yet) is set for the future, so the case is going forward.
Thanks seemingly to the guys celebrity status. Otherwise it would have likely stayed buried.
For manslaughter or hate crimes?
Well “hate crimes” in texas isn’t a separate charge, it’d be tacked on if the prosecution feels they can prove it, but he’s charged with 1st degree murder.