The trial of Kendall Batchelor, 23, last month set many records in the 451st state District Court in terms of evidence and time spent on a case, and the lead prosecutors in the case said it took a village – the county and district attorney’s office – to reach the finish line.
Batchelor was convicted of intoxicated manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years in prison after drunkenly driving the wrong way down Texas 46, hitting and killing Boerne resident David John Belter.
While achieving the max sentence for Batchelor was feat enough for the prosecutors, the trial set many records for the young district court, including the longest jury selection process, longest trial, most evidence presented to a jury and the greatest number of witnesses called in a trial.
