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Judge to review body‑cam video after dispute over handcuffing, Miranda in Evans stop
Summary
A hearing on a defense motion to suppress statements and evidence in State v. Jack Albert Evans focused on whether officers’ quick detention and handcuffing rose to a custodial interrogation requiring Miranda warnings; the court said it will review video evidence and issue a ruling by email and recall the case.
A judge said she would review body‑worn camera footage and related case law before ruling on a defense motion to suppress evidence and statements in the case against Jack Albert Evans.
The hearing on the motion, held in Bexar County courtroom proceedings on Jan. 12, centered on whether officers’ rapid detention and placement of Evans in handcuffs after signaling him while he rode a bicycle amounted to a custodial interrogation that would require Miranda warnings before the defendant’s admissions could be used at trial.
Judge Stephanie Boyd, 187th District Court, told attorneys she would review the video and the cited appellate decisions and would send the parties a proposed ruling by email. She set a recall for the next day to announce the court’s…
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