Mercy's Trial 9/24-Okay to Cross Post

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Mercy's case has a new judge and a new trial date of Sept. 24.

 

The pretrial motion hearing is still set for Monday, July 16, but the time

has been changed to 12 noon.

 

The case was transferred this week to Judge Michael R. Snipes in Criminal

District Court No. 7. In a special hearing called for Friday afternoon, no

reason was given for the change in judges.

 

DeShawn Brown, who is charged with third-degree felony animal abuse in the

case, did not appear at Friday's hearing. His attorney, Dan Wyde, said that

he had not had enough time to notify Brown. Judge Snipes ordered Brown to

appear at the Monday hearing and at all other hearings and said that he would

have an arrest warrant issued if Brown failed to appear at any future

hearing.

 

Judge Snipes asked the prosecution and defense if they were ready to proceed

with the trial on Aug. 6. Assistant District Attorney David Alex said that

the State was ready to proceed. Wyde, however, said that he needed more time

to prepare his case, and Judge Snipes rescheduled the trial for Sept. 24.

 

Wyde also told the judge he had not received personal contact information

from the DA's office for several of the prosecution's witnesses. ADA Alex

told the judge that he had not provided that information at thee request of

the witnesses because they feared for their safety. Judge Snipes rules that

the State did not have to turn over personal identifying information of

witnesses to the defense.

 

At Monday'ss hearing, the judge is expected to rule on a Motion to Quash

filed by Operation Kindness. The defense subpoenaed Operation Kindness to

turn over all records of any financial donations made†to the

shelter “due

to the injury of a dog named Mercy. Operation Kindness filed the Motion to

Quash because it regards the personal information of its donors as private as

well as irrelevant and immaterial to the case.

 

The hearing on Monday, July 16, will take place at 12 noon in Criminal

District Court No. 7 in the Frank Crowley Courts Building on Industrial Blvd.

at Commerce St. in Dallas.

 

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Jonnie England

Executive Director

Operation Kindness

3201 Earhart Drive

Carrollton, TX 75006

www.operationkindness.org

STOP ANIMAL ABUSE...FOR MERCY'S SAKE.