EDINBURG — The defense and state in the trial of a 23-year-old Alamo man accused of killing a 19-year-old Donna man in 2020 both rested their cases on Tuesday.

Now, closing arguments are scheduled for Wednesday morning for Carlos Julian Contreras, who has pleaded not guilty to murdering Genaro Isaiah “Izzy” Castillo on Jan. 14, 2020 near Donna Lake.

The trial began on Sept. 15. Prior to that, Contreras had a jury selected on Sept. 8, but there was a mistrial after prosecutors revealed that the man’s girlfriend, Miranda Luna, 21, had reached an immunity deal to testify. The judge declared a mistrial because of this and they tried again on Sept. 15 and selected another jury.

Tuesday marks the seventh day of trial.

The proceedings have featured the testimony of Luna, who claimed on the st

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