The judge in Robert Soliz's case could rule to allow none, some, or all of the videos to be shown to the jury.
Prosecutors brought Robert Soliz's activity after Sgt. Sean Rios' death to the forefront on day three of his murder trial.Day four of the trial of the man accused of shooting and killing Houston police Sgt. Sean Rios was postponed until Monday.Attorneys met with Judge Ana Martinez in her chambers to discuss a health issue someone involved in the trial was facing. The decision was made to dismiss jurors and continue testimony after the weekend.
Prosecutors played several videos in open court, showing Soliz in the Mercedes he was riding in the day of the shooting. In the videos, he's pointing a gun, which is the one that investigators believe to be the weapon used in the shooting, at his phone's camera while driving erratically on the freeway. He's also seen sitting with a gun in his lap in the car and more.Sgt.
She said defense attorneys were critical of the case's lead detective, Sgt. Maria Resnick, during cross-examination. She was asked by defense attorney Paul Looney if Rios was ever looked at as a suspect. She said no. Prosecutors argued that the law allows them to use extraneous evidence, which would be the videos showing a pattern of Soliz's behavior on the road with weapons, to reboot the defense's theory of a conspiracy to cover up a crime.