The judge presiding over the murder trial of Caitlin Armstrong, charged in connection with the shooting death of cyclist Moriah Wilson, dismissed two motions to suppress evidence filed by Armstrong's defense team.

"There is no evidence of intentional disregard for the truth," Judge Brenda Kennedy said in court Wednesday in regard to a motion filed by defendant Armstrong's lawyers for a Frank Hearing and Motion to Suppress Evidence to challenge the truth of the information used by detectives in the initial investigation to support the search and arrest warrants. The court stated at the hearing.

Armstrong's murder trial was scheduled to begin in October but was delayed until Judge Brenda Kennedy rendered her decision on the two motions. The jury trial is now scheduled to begin on June 26, 2023.

Armstrong was formally charged with first-degree murder in connection with Wilson's death on May 11 at her East Austin, Texas, home. She is currently being held at the Travis County Detention Center in Austin, where her bail is set at $3.5 million. She has pleaded not guilty.

At a pretrial hearing held in the Travis County Courthouse on October 19, Armstrong's lawyers asked Judge Brenda Kennedy to throw out some of the evidence obtained by authorities during their investigation of the case.

Armstrong's defense team filed a motion for a Frank hearing and motion to suppress evidence challenging the information detectives used in the affidavit to support the search warrant and arrest warrant.

The prosecution acknowledged errors in the original affidavit, but suggested that those errors were not reckless disregard for the truth.

Austin-based news media outlet KXAN (opens in new tab) reports that Judge Brenda Kennedy said in court Wednesday that "there was no evidence of deliberate disregard for the truth."

In addition, defense lawyers argued in a video interview the legality of authorities' questioning of Armstrong, who was brought in on an outstanding Class B arrest warrant for an unrelated incident on May 12. At that time, she was temporarily detained and questioned by authorities about Wilson's death, but defense counsel argued that she had not been fully read her Miranda rights.

The state prosecutor stated that the detective who questioned Armstrong told her five times that she could leave.

Judge Brenda Kennedy said that defense lawyers had not convinced the court that the detectives had acted unconstitutionally and that the court would not suppress video evidence of the interrogation at the trial, which is scheduled to begin on June 26, 2023.

Cyclingnews has compiled a timeline of how the authorities believe the crime unfolded, based on legal documents. Cyclingnews will provide additional information as it becomes available from the authorities.