The Jocelyn Nungaray family meets with Trump as illegal migrant murder suspect claims he won't receive a fair trial.
The defense attorney argues that unfavorable media coverage could lead to 'unfair bias' during the trial.
The lawyer of one of the suspects accused of murdering a 12-year-old girl in Texas has requested a protective order to shield him from the negative media coverage surrounding the case, allowing him to receive a fair trial.
Two Venezuelan men, aged 21 and 26, have been accused of murdering a 12-year-old boy in Houston on June 17.
The two men reportedly crossed illegally into the U.S. earlier this year.
Peña's lawyers submitted a protective order that prohibits the parties involved in the case, law enforcement officials, the Houston Forensic Science Center, or court personnel from making any extrajudicial statements or disclosing information about the case through public communications.
In the protective order filing, the attorneys contended that media coverage was likely to cause "undue prejudice" during Peña's trial, as reviewed by Planet Chronicle Digital.
The motion stated that the extra-judicial statements made to the news media were likely to cause prejudice in the community, which could negatively impact the Defendant's right to a fair trial under Article I of the Texas Constitution and the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
The prosecutor during the probable cause hearing made fewer statements about the case than what Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg stated in the filing.
Peña's attorney contended that the statements made by Ogg would cause prejudice in his trial.
Peña's attorneys concluded their request in the filing by asking all parties to refrain from making any further extrajudicial statements and from further disseminating information about the case, regardless of whether it had been previously disclosed to the public, through public communication. They also requested all other relief just and proper in the case.
Jocelyn Nungaray family speaks out
Nungaray's murder has prompted calls for stronger border enforcement and accountability.
On Aug. 22, during Trump's visit to the southern border, Alexis Nungaray, the mother of the 12-year-old, publicly spoke about her daughter's murder.
She stated that it was still in its early stages, and the experience was still raw and surreal.
Alexis stated that Peña and Martinez should not have been released after their initial detention.
"Alexis stated that there should have been over 300 detention beds for the detained individuals, but they were released when they shouldn't have been. One of them had an ankle monitor, but it did not prevent anything."
"Now, I must endure the rest of my life with my son constantly requesting his sister," she stated.
The Harris County District Attorney's Office and Peña's attorney have been contacted by Planet Chronicle Digital for comment.
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