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Judge Targets March Start for Jury Selection in Stephen Clare Death-Penalty Case

The court seeks to use a newly opened trial window created by a separate case's delay.

Overview

  • State District Judge Joel Perez directed prosecutors and defense attorneys to confer on beginning voir dire as early as March.
  • Both sides told the court they expect roughly four weeks to seat a death-qualified jury.
  • Further hearings are planned on the defense motion to suppress Clare’s recorded jail statements to a child protective services investigator.
  • Prosecutors previously said the firearm linked to the shooting was recovered and submitted to the Bexar County Crime Lab for testing.
  • Clare, 53, remains jailed on capital murder and related charges in the April 2023 attack that killed his 11-month-old daughter and injured family members.