Overview
- During Friday’s hearing, a Bexar County judge granted prosecutors’ request to restrict any jury references to testimony by Erik Cantu’s girlfriend, Emily Proulx.
- The ruling directs Brennand’s defense to approach the bench before mentioning Proulx’s prior statements in front of jurors.
- The judge said he will decide on a prosecution request to move the trial to a courtroom with juror-facing TV screens if one is available.
- The next court date in the case is set for May 11.
- Brennand, a former SAPD probationary officer, faces a first-degree felony charge of aggravated assault by a public servant for the October 2022 McDonald’s shooting that severely injured 17-year-old Cantu, a crime that can carry up to life in prison.