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Plea deal didn’t work; case set for trial in January

Vehicular manslaughter case Based on Hidalgo County District Clerk records, the plea deal offered by the DA’s Office last week to 20-year-old Orlando Zuniga Rodriguez didn’t work out this Monday for unexplained reasons. Either the defendant didn’t accept what was being offered, based on the advice of his court-appointed attorney, Ricardo A. Flores, or perhaps the victim’s family didn’t like the deal being offered, which is typically presented to them as a matter of courtesy by prosecutors. In other words, if someone is convicted of killing your loved one because he/she decided to drive drunk and stoned, are you okay with ...

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