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Prosecutors rest after detectives describe photo lineups; state witnesses will be recalled in James Ross aggravated robbery trial
Summary
Detectives testified that three witnesses initially described a gun and identified a suspect; the defense later highlighted a prior single-photo ID that matched the wrong James Ross and showed a silver wallet as a possible weapon surrogate. The state rested; the jury charge is set for 9 a.m. tomorrow.
SAN ANTONIO — Prosecutors rested Monday after detectives told a Bexar County jury they investigated an alleged June 1 aggravated robbery at JC Alterations and used photo identifications to identify a suspect.
Detective Kevin Landrum of the San Antonio Police Department's Night Criminal Investigations Division testified he responded shortly after 7 p.m. to the business listed in report SAPD25110099, spoke with three people who gave consistent statements and showed one witness a single photo that she initially identified as the suspect. Landrum said he later prepared an arrest-warrant affidavit and forwarded the case to the follow-up/robbery unit for filing.
Royce Vasquez, a robbery detective assigned the next day, told jurors he reviewed Knight CID's reports, obtained a six-photo lineup from central records and presented it to the primary witness, Miss Janice Jones. "She picked James Ross," Vasquez said. Vasquez…
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