Some Houston and Harris County elected officials have been subpoenaed to testify in a hearing for Antonio 'AJ' Armstrong Jr. today.
A hearing will be held on Monday to determine if AJ Armstrong's next retrial for the murder of his parents will be moved out of Harris County.Some high profile names have been subpoenaed to testify in a hearing for Antonio "AJ" Armstrong Jr. today.
Some of the elected officials include Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, State Representative Gene Wu and County Commissioners Rodney Ellis and Adrian Garcia. The mayor's office says their legal department has filed a motion to throw out Turner’s subpoena ahead of the hearing.The first capital murder trial for Armstrong ended in a hung jury back in 2019.
Testimony, as defense attorneys fight to keep Armstrong’s trial in Harris County, is set to begin at 1:30 p.m. as Armstrong’s family members and civil rights leaders including the NAACP flock to the courthouse calling for "fairness in the case".
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