BROWNSVILLE (TX)
KVEO-TV
September 11, 2017
By Amy Martinez
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Edinburg, Texas – Former priest John Feit was back in court for a final pre-trial hearing.
The 84-year-old Feit is charged with the 1960 murder of school teacher Irene Garza.
In this highly anticipated trial, more than 3,000 Hidalgo County residents were summoned as potential jurors in this case.
Of those 3,000 residents, over 800 will be summoned this week to narrow down the group moving on to the jury selection phase.
During the hearing, attorneys agreed to have jury selection begin on October 3. While there’s no telling how long the selection process will take, the presiding judge says he hopes to have the trial begin on October 9.
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