LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the murder trial of Victor Yanez before opening statements could begin, citing a failure by law enforcement to timely disclose hours of video evidence.<\/p>\n
Judge William Eichman of the 364th District Court granted the defense\u2019s motion for a mistrial after learning that more than 12 hours of video footage\u2014held by the Lubbock Police Department since April 2025\u2014was not delivered to the defense until Tuesday, a day after the jury was selected.<\/p>\n
Defense attorneys argued they didn\u2019t have enough time to review and investigate the footage, which they said could affect witness statements.<\/p>\n
State prosecutors admitted they were unaware the additional footage existed until a July 15 meeting with investigators, the same day they were turned over. Upon receiving the files from detectives, prosecutors uploaded them to a server, believing the defense had been automatically notified, which is what happens when an upload is made.<\/p>\n
While Judge Eichman noted that prosecutors did not act in bad faith, he expressed frustration with police investigators for the delay.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were ready to go, we had a jury selected, and yet another trial is getting a mistrial because of discovery issues,\u201d Eichman said.<\/p>\n
A new trial date has been set for Aug. 24.<\/p>\n
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