A San Antonio Police Department detective was questioned in a hearing Monday about missing evidence that caused a mistrial in a murder case last year.
Det. Jose Espinosa was asked why the video wasn’t included in his final report and why it was erased.– was found hidden in brush in the 12800 block of Old Corpus Christi Road on the South Side on Aug. 8, 2017.During the trial,was shown to the jury, and it was determined the blood was that of his estranged wife.
Guadalupe Contreras is charged in the slaying of his estranged wife, Elizabeth Contreras. Her body was found hidden in brush in the 12800 block of Old Corpus Christi Road on the South Side on Aug. 8, 2017.The defense has since filed a writ seeking double jeopardy, which means they believe the case shouldn’t be retried.
Espinosa answered that he didn’t know why he didn’t even look at it and couldn’t explain why it wasn’t included. He said the video was mislabeled when it was entered into the system and later erased, which initially caused the mix-up. In final arguments, the state said that even if the video would have been available, it wasn’t a major piece of evidence that would prove Contreras was not guilty. Prosecutors also argued that the missing video alone shouldn’t be the reason for the case not to be retried.
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