The murder case has served as a flashpoint for Dallas police's evidence storage issues, as a lead detective failed to turn over hundreds of pieces of evidence...
The trial was set in January, but new evidence was uploaded in the case the weekend before it started. At that point, Givens ordered a discovery hearing that ended up revealing the Dallas Police Department’s issues with evidence preservation to the public.revealed that the lead Dallas police detective in the case failed to turn over hundreds of pieces of evidence until just before the trial date.
Balido said in the recusal hearing Tuesday that Givens made comments about Pittman’s “professionalism, her lackadaisical attitude and questioned her truthfulness at every occasion.” Defense attorneys said Givens was expressing her frustration with the delays in evidence turnover and that she was holding both parties accountable.
They called the recusal motion a tactic to delay the trial and accused prosecutors of venue shopping.
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