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Opening statements in 2017 capital-murder trial emphasize conflicting witness accounts and evidence gaps
Summary
In openings at the 187th District Court, prosecutors outlined the state's version of a 2017 killing; defense counsel asked jurors to scrutinize cooperating witnesses and questioned the investigation and physical evidence.
Opening statements in the capital-murder case against Tamor McIntyre began Tuesday before Judge Stephanie Boyd in the 187th District Court in San Antonio, with prosecutors describing the state's account of a 2017 killing and defense counsel urging jurors to view witness testimony with skepticism.
The prosecution told jurors the case grew from an April 2017 incident near North Star Mall that left Mark Anthony Saldivar dead in a Chick-fil-A parking lot. Prosecutors described Saldivar as a 20-year-old who left his home to meet a music artist for a photo shoot and ended up in a black four-door vehicle where an altercation broke out; the indictment presented by the state charges McIntyre with capital murder tied to a robbery allegation. The defendant pleaded not guilty at…
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