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Post by rayozz on Oct 5, 2015 18:01:24 GMT -6
Murdered for $8.
Garcia, 35, was arrested in Houston in Nov. 1998 after police pulled him over for driving with a broken headlight, and authorities found a .25 caliber pistol in his possession. He was released after the arrest, but apprehended a few days later after police tied Garcia's pistol to the Sept. 17, 1998, murder of Hugo Solano.
Court records indicate that Solano was murdered after a botched stickup that concluded with Garcia and an accomplice – Eleazar Mendoza – shooting and killing the man while he was sitting in his car. Both Garcia and Mendoza were charged with capital murder, but Mendoza had his charge reduced to aggravated assault in exchange for testifying against Garcia.
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Post by whitediamonds on Oct 5, 2015 19:10:51 GMT -6
A Texas death row inmate who murdered a man to steal eight dollars insists he doesn’t deserve to die for the crime. Juan Martin Garcia shot 32-year-old Hugo Solano in the head in 1998 in his effort to rob the man. He is sentenced to be executed by lethal injection on Tuesday.
The Associated Press report states:
A Texas inmate set to be executed acknowledges shooting a Mexican man who was robbed of $8 but insists he doesn’t deserve to die for the killing 17 years ago in Houston.
Thirty-five-year-old Juan Martin Garcia is to be lethally injected on Tuesday. His execution would be the 11th this year in Texas, which carries out capital punishment more than any other state.
No late appeals seeki
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Post by whitediamonds on Oct 5, 2015 19:15:53 GMT -6
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Post by rayozz on Oct 6, 2015 17:55:54 GMT -6
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Post by Stormyweather on Oct 6, 2015 21:37:18 GMT -6
Of course they are delusional!
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Post by Californian on Oct 6, 2015 21:51:47 GMT -6
Plenty of space on Peckerwood Hill. Next.
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Post by Stormyweather on Oct 6, 2015 21:54:02 GMT -6
Texas executes Juan Martin Garcia over $8 robbery and murder A convicted killer in Texas was executed on Tuesday for fatally shooting another man in a robbery that yielded just $8. No late appeals were filed for Juan Martin Garcia, who was lethally injected for the September 1998 killing and robbery of Hugo Solano in Houston. Solano, a Christian missionary from Guadalajara, Mexico, had moved his family to the city just weeks earlier so his children could be educated in the US. Garcia, 35, apologized to Solano’s relatives in Spanish ahead of the execution. Solano’s wife and daughter sobbed and told the inmate they loved him. (Am I the only one who thinks it's a little odd for the victim's family to tell the inmate that they love him? ) “The harm that I did to your dad and husband I hope this brings you closure,” he said. “I never wanted to hurt any of you all.” He told his sister and several friends in English that he loved them. “No matter what, remember my promise,” Garcia said. “No matter what, I will always be with you.” As the dose of pentobarbital began, he winced, raised his head and then shook it. He gurgled once and snored once before his movement stopped. He was pronounced dead 12 minutes later, at 6.26pm CDT. In an interview with the Associated Press last month, Garcia acknowledged he shot Solano but denied the robbery, an accompanying felony that made it a capital case. Garcia, who was linked to at least eight aggravated robberies and two attempted murders in the weeks before and after Solano’s death, also insisted jurors had unfairly penalized him because he didn’t take the witness stand in his own defense at trial. The US supreme court refused to review Garcia’s case in March. The Texas pardon and parole board, in a 5-2 vote, refused a clemency request from Garcia last week. The execution was the 11th this year in Texas, which carries out capital punishment more than any other US state. Evidence at the 2000 trial and testimony from a companion identified Garcia, who was 18 at the time of the killing and a street gang member, as the ringleader of four men involved in Solano’s shooting and robbery. The slaying and string of other violent crimes tied to Garcia convinced a Harris county jury he should be put to death. Three more Texas inmates are scheduled for executions in upcoming weeks. www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/07/texas-executes-juan-martin-garcia-over-8-robbery-and
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Post by Stormyweather on Oct 6, 2015 21:57:09 GMT -6
Plenty of space on Peckerwood Hill. Next. It's too late to elaborate on this tonight! But boy could I make a comment! It's nice to go to bed laughing! ha ha ha ha ha
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