A motion to deny a retrial for an Alamo man convicted of killing a Donna teen was filed on Monday.

Lawyers for Carlos Julian Contreras argued the trial was mishandled.

According to court records, the motion for a denial was due to not "establishing entitlement to a new trial."

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Contreras was sentenced to 60 years in prison in September after he was found guilty in the shooting death of 18-year-old Genaro Isaiah "Izzy" Castillo. Castillo’s body was found near Donna Lake in January 2020 after he was shot multiple times.

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