Trial in 2020 murder winds down, defense raises concerns with evidence submission

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The statement heated up successful the courtroom arsenic the proceedings coiled down.

"And successful that information of the discovery, determination is not one, but 2 videos," said Roberto Dulce, Defense attorney.

Damion Salinas is charged with execution successful the August 2020 shooting of Joshua Thao.

On Tuesday, the prosecution presented surveillance videos they accidental amusement the seconds starring up to the shooting -- and the infinitesimal the trigger was pulled.

Action News was not allowed to amusement Salinas's look successful court.

Prosecutors said 36-year-old Thao was trying to assistance friends progressive successful a car clang astatine Backer and Belmont.

Police said 4 different radical connected to the different car besides showed up astatine the wreck.

As the 2 groups argued, prosecutors accidental that past 20-year-old Damion Salinas pulled retired a weapon and changeable Thao, sidesplitting him.

The defence has antecedently argued that Salinas could person feared for his life.

"Were you capable to see, arsenic to whether determination was immoderate carnal altercation that took spot earlier the shooting?" said District Attorney Kelly Smith.

"Yeah, determination was not," said Detective Manuel Romero, Fresno Police Department.

"Did you spot the beingness of immoderate different limb contiguous successful the video different than the flashes from the weapon," said Smith.

"No," said Romero.

Moments aft the pb detective walked done the videos measurement by measurement with the prosecutor, the defence demanded a sidebar, and the assemblage was sent retired of the room.

Attorney Roberto Dulce argued the footage was presented arsenic 1 continuous clip, erstwhile successful world it was 2 abstracted clips. He thought the assemblage should spot them separately.

"I deliberation it's important that it beryllium reviewed by the assemblage connected the mode that it was received connected August 16th of 2020," said Dulce.

District Attorney Kelly Smith agreed, and erstwhile the assemblage returned, helium showed the clips separately.

After the shooting, Salinas near the area.

An apprehension warrant was issued, but it took astir 2 years earlier helium was located and arrested successful Mexico.

The proceedings began past week.

The proceedings wraps up connected Wednesday and past it volition beryllium up to the assemblage to decide.

If Salinas is convicted connected each charges, helium faces 50 years to life.

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