𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥? 𝗝𝗨𝗥𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗦𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝟯/𝟮𝟴/𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟰

 photo submitted by Rene Torres, text from court documents

at left Attorney Dale Robertson, at right Dr. Victor Leal w/Attorney Abel Toscano

A jury convicted appellants of murder and criminal conspiracy and assessed punishment at five years' imprisonment and a $5,000.00 fine for each count. Appellants bring twenty-five grounds of error. We reform and, as reformed, affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The deceased is Dr. Narciso Cortez. He was murdered for hire by one Wavil Lewis, Jr., who fled the scene of the shooting in a car driven by one Frank Loftis. Lewis and Loftis were hired by a man named Enrique Chapa. Lewis, Loftis and Chapa have confessed their crimes. It is alleged that appellants, who are brothers-in-law of Enrique Chapa, initiated and financed the killing (Victor Leal) and provided guidance by way of information as to the deceased's personal habits (Ramon Leal). The killing arose over a land dispute.