Aranda's typewriter, one of the few items he's allowed to have, is on the fritz. Sipriana Albidrez's husband was a family man, proud of his two young daughters. Despite Viera's commands, there appeared to be no activity from the station wagon. For the past seven years, he has been a construction worker. Juan Jose was tried first in the in late 1978.
For former assistant district attorney Donato Ramos, that makes no sense. Arturo has served 11,630 days since he was received by the Texas Department of Justice. Albidrez by accident, but he don't want to admit it. It's unclear why there has been such little action in the case, which currently resides in the court of U. The Texas attorney general's office, which handles death row cases, also had no comment.
She remembers that he loved to go out to the ranch. Since the day he was released in February 1991, Juan Jose has kept his record clean. His hair is thinning, and he has a constant cough, the result of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Albidrez's family has said they forgive Aranda, but that justice should be done. It would be an accurate right thing to do. Aranda's attorney of record, James Kearney, had little to say. Officers found two live rounds stuffed in his pants pocket after he was arrested.
His only human contact is with prison guards; he hasn't had a hug or even so much as a handshake from family members since he was sentenced in 1979. His brother, who also was convicted of murder in Albidrez's death but was sentenced to life instead of receiving a death sentence, agrees. Arturo's jury trial lasted barely two weeks. At the end, the jury found him guilty of capital murder, and he was sentenced to life in prison on Dec. Juan Jose was armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, and spent casings were found in the street and in nearby brush.
The change of venue was granted due to widespread publicity about the case in Laredo. Viera had only his 9 mm Browning, which he had emptied at the scene. Judge , chief justice of the Southern District. There were six spent shells, and one unfired round remaining in the Colt. Arturo was tried in the 24th State District Court in Victoria in early 1979. No one is quite sure why Arturo Aranda is still alive.
He, too, was convicted of capital murder, but he was sentenced to die by lethal injection. Arturo was shot in the left shoulder and left hand. He's an ideal parolee, checking in regularly with his parole officer as required and keeping a steady job. And he says the right things. Carefully, the two officers started to approach the station wagon. Albidrez stopped the station wagon by parking six feet in front of it, blocking it. Driving an unmarked car, Viera started tailing the men: Arturo Aranda and his brother,.
. Their oldest daughter, , was 4 when her father died. Albidrez was about two hours into his 11 p. A gunshot rang out, shattering the still night. At 62, he has been awaiting execution for half his life: 31 years.
He and Juan Jose were arrested as Laredo police and troopers swarmed the scene. But thanks to good time and other credits, he was out in little more than 12 years. Get off the vehicle, step out of the car! But Arturo became ill, and the cases were severed. The jury trial lasted more than a month. If they would have convicted us for the marijuana or the firearms or the attempted capital, they would be right. His last execution date was in 1988, and it has yet to be reset.