And just like that, poof. There goes the charges brought against dozens of illegal aliens accused of rioting and other state crimes as they stormed the border wall in El Paso earlier this year are dismissed.
County Court-at-Law No. 7 Judge Ruben Morales told prosecutors and public defenders on Sunday that he does not have jurisdiction over the cases citing that they weren’t properly filed.
This isn’t the first time for such a judicial decision.
Other problems with processing criminal complaint affidavits submitted by Texas state law enforcement were a factor cited in prior dismissals. Illegal aliens allegedly cut the razor wire in Texas by the Rio Grande River. They stormed through the fence as Texas Army National Guard troops tried to protect the border. In previous hearings on March 21 and April 12, prosecutors complained to jail magistrates that there was not sufficient time to…
