Breaking: Father found guilty of capital murder in Garland killings he drove his son to and from
, saying he didn’t initially know his son was the shooter. But prosecutors presented evidence that alleged otherwise.
Acosta’s loved ones were also in the courtroom, waving goodbye to him as he was escorted out at the end of each day. One woman called out “Richie” and blew him a kiss as he was taken out of the room Friday after the jury left to deliberate. Defense attorneys Heath Harris and Stephanie Shackelford argued that the state presented evidence based in speculation, whereas Acosta told the jury exactly what happened when he took the stand.
Harris said Acosta being “merely present at the time of the offense” doesn’t prove that he knew his son had just killed three people when he drove away.
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