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Family witnesses contradict complainant’s account as State v. Evans jury trial begins
Summary
The jury trial of State v. Duran Evans opened with family members called by the defense testifying that the defendant remained calm and that the complaining witness (her daughter) has a history of exaggeration; the prosecution and defense sharply disputed who observed physical contact in a movie‑theater parking lot.
A jury in the 187th District Court began hearing testimony in State of Texas v. Duran Evans on Monday as family witnesses called by the defense disputed the complainant’s description of an alleged assault after a movie.
The mother of the complaining witness, Miosha Evans, testified that she accompanied the group to see a film and that, after the screening, the complainant became agitated when she believed she had lost her phone. Miosha Evans said Duran Evans volunteered to go into the theater to look for the phone; when the two returned, she said, she never saw Evans place his hands around the complainant’s neck and would…
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