LETICIA STAUCH, WHO KILLED HER 11 YEAR OLD STEPSON GANNON IN 2022 IN SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY, IS APPEALING HER CONVICTION. SHE IS SERVING LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE. HER DEFENSE LAWYER SAYS ONE OF ALTERNATE JURORS HAD A SON IN LAW IN THE 4TH JUDICAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. THAT ALTERNATE REPLACED A JUROR WHO WAS DISMISSED. THE DEFENSE CLAIMS THE JUDGE IN THE CASE SHOULD HAVE RULED ON THE OBJECTIVITY OF THE JUROR IN QUESTION.
