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Re: AUSTIN clerk convicted of MURDER for shooting beer thief

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:11 pm
by WildBill
stroo wrote:In this case, as another poster stated, this guy got convicted because he did everything wrong after the shooting.
:iagree: Probably true.

Re: AUSTIN clerk convicted of MURDER for shooting beer thief

Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:48 am
by A-R
UPDATE: conviction changed to manslaughter following plea bargain to correct sentencing guidelines mistake by judge :banghead:

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After learning of the mistake Wednesday, state District Judge Julie Kocurek threw out the jury's verdict and, with lawyers in the case, came up with a solution — Romero pleaded guilty to manslaughter under a plea bargain that calls for an eight-year probation sentence. That's the same sentence the jury gave Romero last week. A conviction and eight-year probation sentence for tampering with evidence will stand, and the terms will run together.