Recent Posts in Capital Murder Category
Posted on Sep 19, 2011 By Plano Criminal Defense Lawyer
In Texas, there are a large number of murders committed every year. Every year, the State of Texas commits a substantial portion of money to the prosecution of those charged with murder. As Texas ...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2011 By Plano Criminal Defense Attorney
Wow, it looks like James Beavers, a Dallas bail bondsman, was too close to the abyss and suddenly fell into it. He is charged with paying $2,000 to Shawn Lewis to kill Beaver's business partner, ...
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Posted on Apr 8, 2011 By Plano Criminal Defense Attorney
During an exorcism of her 13-month-old daughter, a Rusk County woman bludgeoned her daughter to death. The child's head was smashed in by a hammer. Upon being questioned by the police, the couple made ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2011 By Plano Criminal Defense Attorney
Texas has eight different classifications of crimes and punishment ranges. Here are the different categories and punishment ranges. Capital Felony (capital murder): Death or Life Imprisonment. First ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By Plano Criminal Defense Attorney
A Denton man will face a capital murder charge in Dallas as a result of the death of a 76-year-old Dallas woman. Around 5:30 in the evening, Rogelio C. Belmonte approached the victim in a parking lot ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By Plano Criminal Defense Attorney
In 2009, Kimberly Kates was brutally murdered while in bed. Her killer used a machete, but he was not eligible for execution because it was not one of the enumerated types of murder eligible for ...
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