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Closing arguments delivered in aggravated-kidnapping case; jury sent to deliberate
Summary
After two days of closing arguments and a detailed jury charge read by Judge Stephanie Boyd, the jury began deliberations in the aggravated-kidnapping trial of Angel Miguel Cepeda Ronda. Prosecutors said physical injuries and a 911 call corroborated the complainant; defense counsel questioned investigative gaps.
SAN ANTONIO — Closing arguments were delivered Thursday in the aggravated-kidnapping trial of Angel Miguel Cepeda Ronda in the 187th District Court, and Judge Stephanie Boyd read the court's charge before sending the jury to deliberate.
The charge of the court outlined the elements jurors must find beyond a reasonable doubt to convict: intentional or knowing abduction with specified intents, the definition of restraint and abduct, and a separate finding on whether a deadly weapon was used. "Members of the jury... the defendant, Angel Miguel Cepeda Ronda, stands charged by indictment with the offense of aggravated kidnapping," Judge Stephanie Boyd told the panel as she read the instructions they will use in deliberations.
The prosecution told jurors…
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