The State then cross-examined this witness about several death row prisoners committing subsequent violent crimes, and two, including the infamous and notorious Kenneth McDuff, getting out on parole and committing murders. See Photos. Does she have blond hair?!!?" Nowhere will you find the court instructing you that you have to find any evidence that you've heard in this case mitigating. denied, 490 U.S. 1102, 109 S.Ct. However, because his last objection was specifically to hearsay, we will address the point on this ground. denied, 516 U.S. 832, 116 S.Ct. In contrast, in Smith v. State, 919 S.W.2d 96 (Tex.Crim.App.1996) (plurality op. Do we kill our children when you know they needed help, when you know they're a problem, when you know there are problems? They questioned Joe Cantu, who identified himself as both the 9-1-1 caller and the Crimestoppers tipster. Appellant alleges that the improper inclusion of the instruction rose to constitutional dimension because it informed the jury to consider evidence of intoxication in mitigation of the crime only if that evidence showed that the intoxication was so extreme as to cause appellant to be temporarily insane. Proc. Appellant's argument centers around the concept that aggravating circumstances must be adequately defined for the jury. A little knowledge of routine vehicle maintenance may have kept. In his tenth point of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying appellant's request for expert assistance to challenge the constitutionality of the special issues at the punishment phase. He told the call taker that the missing girls' bodies could be found near T.C. Tuilaepa v. California, 512 U.S. 967, 979-80, 114 S.Ct. She told him that she felt sorry for the families and wanted them to be able to put their daughters' bodies to rest. denied, 506 U.S. 942, 113 S.Ct. FN5. In response to her friends cries, Jennifer ran back to help, but Cantu grabbed her and dragged her down the hill as well. By continuing to browse or by clicking "Accept," you agree to our site's privacy policy. denied, 510 U.S. 997, 114 S.Ct. He has a whole business dedicated to handmade car interiors. In related point of error twenty, appellant contends that the trial court erred in not allowing him to question venirepersons regarding the burden of proof on the mitigation issue. However, the Supreme Court also held that the State has a legitimate interest in countering this individualization of the defendant by reminding the jury that the victim, also, was an individual whose death represents a unique loss to society and to his or her family. Cantu showed little emotion at his conviction and death sentence and had no reaction when Randy Ertman, Jennifers father, was allowed to make a victim impact statement at the end of the trial. Or when they were saying, I fucked her in the pussy, he said, yeah, I remember I did that, too. Do you think that if Mr. Ertman or Mr. Pena or Mrs. Ertman or Mrs. Pena had come on up on the scene and said to Peter and his gang don't kill that child, don't kill that child, would he have listened? 927 (1908). 2. Read more about the life story of Pete and share your memory. 2630, 129 L.Ed.2d 750 (1994). FN1. After reviewing the district court's thoughtful consideration of the issue, we cannot say that reasonable jurists would disagree with its determination that the state court's conclusion was a reasonable application of federal law. Jester Park in Houston to participate in a gang initiation ritual. They were spotted by the group, pulled off the tracks and taken into nearby woods where they were sexually assaulted. View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA Texas However, his request for a mistrial was thereafter denied. To the extent Cantu's reliance on his first statement requires disbelieving his second statement in which he admitted to the killings, he failed to produce significant evidence calling the legitimacy of his second statement into question: he showed no constitutional or statutory violation in the taking of the statement, and he offered no trial testimony challenging the accuracy of his second statement. 2529, 96 L.Ed.2d 440 (1987), and left the decision up to the individual states as to whether this sort of evidence is relevant under their own individual punishment schemes. denied, 499 U.S. 932, 111 S.Ct. Visitation for Mr. Pedro Pete Cantu will begin on Sunday, February 2nd from 2:00 till 7:00 P.M. and on Monday, February 3rd from 7:00 A.M. till 1:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home, Fredericksburg. 2382, 65 L.Ed.2d 392 (1980). Think about the ordeal of those two young girls right here. Article 37.071 2(e) yields further support to this interpretation in that it requires the court to instruct the jury to take into consideration all of the evidence, including the circumstances of the offense, the defendant's character and background, and the personal moral culpability of the defendant (emphasis added) in determining whether sufficient mitigating circumstances exist to warrant a life sentence. Each of these requested charges should have been submitted to the jury to correct the otherwise unconstitutional nature of the issue on mitigation as discussed in Point of Error Fourteen. Specifically, appellant requested the following instructions: 106, 133 L.Ed.2d 59 (1995). As she was leaving, she was stopped by Joe Medellin, Peter Cantu and Sean O'Brien, who asked her to buy them some beer since they were underage. 2(f)(4). However, the erroneous admission of M. Pena's testimony as to her daughter's character and activities was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. Therefore, the question in the instant case is whether the evidence presented was admissible under our capital sentencing scheme. However, before she ventured into actual statements that appellant and/or his co-defendants made, the following occurred: [THE STATE:] Did someone else tell you what happened? Feb.4, 2009). You are further instructed that if there is any testimony before you in this case regarding the defendant's having committed offenses other than the offense alleged against him in the indictment, you cannot consider said testimony for any purpose unless you find and believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed such other offenses, if any were committed, and even then you may only consider the same in determining the answers to the special issues. B B King; B L A C K I E; B Movie Blues; B Rezell and OFTB; B-52s; B-Wave Heusden; B3 Fusion; B3 Kings; B52s; Ba Cissoko; Baaba Maal; Bab L Bluz; Bab Lbluz; Baba Commandant; Baba N This argument has been addressed and rejected by both this Court and the United States Supreme Court and we will not revisit it here. Venancio Medellin, who was 14 at the time, was convicted of aggravated sexual assault and sentenced to 40 years in prison. Man arrested after police say he stole vehicle of deputy who was chasing him on foot, More than 21K CPS Energy customers lose power due to storms, Texas mom accused of killing her children has history of violence, Pedro Cantu III booking photo from Guadalupe Co. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 26.05(a) provides that counsel shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred with prior court approval for purposes of investigation and expert testimony [. Raul was an acquaintance of Efrain and was not known to the other gang members. He was friendly and never met a stranger. Cantu appeared happy and amused by the conversation and readily agreed with the recollection of events. 1756, 95 L.Ed.2d 262 (1987). 869, 71 L.Ed.2d 1 (1982) and Lockett v. Ohio, 438 U.S. 586, 98 S.Ct. Dinkins v. State, 894 S.W.2d 330, 356 (Tex.Crim.App. KELLER, J., concurs in the result on point of error eight and joins in the remainder of the opinion. However, as they passed Joe Medellin, he grabbed Elizabeth and dragged her down a hill as she screamed for help. In Rousseau, 855 S.W.2d at 673, we established a two-prong test to determine whether a defendant is entitled to a charge on a lesser included offense. They were kicked, teeth knocked out and hair pulled out and ribs broken. At 6:09 p.m., lethal injection drugs entered Cantu's body. The next morning, the girls parents began to frantically look for them, paging them on their pagers, calling their friends to see if they knew where they were, to no avail. Nelson, supra, at 498. We will not revisit the issue here. [THE STATE:] So, at some point did they move on from talking about what they did to them sexually and tell you that they killed them? 1997). 2934, 106 L.Ed.2d 256 (1989). Tex.Code Crim. Executed August 17, 2010 06:17 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas, 36th murderer executed in U.S. in 2010 Point of error twenty-four is overruled. at 2606-07. Under Almanza v. State, 686 S.W.2d 157 (Tex.Crim.App.1984), the failure to object to an included charge waives all but egregious error. Sam Millsap, a former Texas district attorney, weighs his spotless reputation against the life of Ruben Cantu, a potentially innocent man. The jury's finding of guilt satisfied Tison and Enmund. 'It's ridiculous. 71,557, slip op. Peter Anthony Cantu, 35, was executed by lethal injection on 17 August 2010 in Huntsville, Texas for the rape and murder of two teenage girls. denied, 495 U.S. 940, 110 S.Ct. The rapes and murders of Jennifer Lee Ertman and Elizabeth Christine Pea, two teenage girls from Houston, Texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred on June 24, 1993.The murder of the two girls made headlines in Texas newspapers due to the nature of the crime and the new law resulting from the murder that allows families of the victims to view the execution of the murderers. In a thorough and well-reasoned memorandum and order, the district court denied habeas relief and, sua sponte, declined to issue a certificate of appealability on any of the issues raised by Cantu. HUNTSVILLE The legal saga that began several days after the horrifying murder of two teenage Houston girls in 1993 came to an end Tuesday night with the execution of Peter Anthony Cantu, a former gang leader who all but ordered the execution of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena. Thus, reasonable jurists would not disagree with the district court's determination that the state court's conclusion was not an unreasonable application of federal law. Appellant's own statement, plus the testimony of other witnesses, elucidate appellant's full participation in each of these offenses. Peter Cantu confessed to the murders at the time of his arrest. Texas Rule of Criminal Evidence 610(b) provides: a witness may be cross-examined on any matter relevant to any issue in the case, including credibility. The trial court has discretion as to the extent of cross-examination of a witness for the showing of bias or as to credibility, and its decision is not subject to reversal on appeal absent a clear abuse of discretion. denied, 512 U.S. 1246, 114 S.Ct. The inexplicable act of random predation struck a chord among city residents as few other cases. Your email will not be used for any other purpose. McFarland, 928 S.W.2d at 520. Because of repeated behavioral problems, Cantu had been in an alternative school since sixth grade. Pete Cantu was a candidate for the Place 6 seat on the Donna Independent School District school board in Texas.Cantu was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.. 2658, 125 L.Ed.2d 290 (1993). Joe Cantu then placed an anonymous call to the Houston Police Department's "Crimestoppers" tip line. See Johnson v. Puckett, 930 F.2d 445, 448 (5th Cir.1991) (We have repeatedly held that a contention not raised by a habeas petitioner in the district court cannot be considered for the first time on appeal from that court's denial of habeas relief.). Gaddis, supra, at 398. Pete Cantu. He's set to make the trip again, to witness for the third time the execution of one of the gang members responsible for the rape and murder of his teenage daughter and her schoolmate. You are instructed that, in considering the mitigating factors in answering the special issues, you are to consider the Defendant's youth as a mitigating factor.. 3368, 73 L.Ed.2d 1140 (1982). Additionally, through the work of Houston crime victims advocate Andy Kahan, the case led to statewide policy changes giving crime victims and their families more of a voice in the criminal justice process. This guy is more than just a car's outer appearance. denied, 513 U.S. 967, 115 S.Ct. Mines was remanded by the United States Supreme Court for review in light of Johnson v. State, 509 U.S. 350, 113 S.Ct. The girls were abducted by Cantu and four members of a street gang he led as they walked along a set of railroad tracts, a shortcut home for them. Cantus execution was the third connected with the case. However, the protesters in attendance did little more than annoy the families. We further held in Rey v. State, 897 S.W.2d 333, 337 (Tex.Crim.App.1995), that Ake applies to non-psychiatric experts like pathologists. We have already decided these issues adversely to appellant. 724, 735-36 (5th Cir.2005). The juvenile, Venancio Medellin, pled guilty to his charge and his sentence was reviewed when he turned 18, at which time he was sent to serve the remainder of the sentence in prison. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Cantu's conviction in a direct appeal on January 29, 1997. The grief-stricken family of Rene Cantu wielded a concrete chunk to hammer a white cross into the ground to mark where on Montrose Boulevard he was shot to death. Because of our resolution of points of error eighteen and nineteen, supra, we hold that this was not error. 6. whether the defendant was acting under duress or the domination of another at the time of the offense; the Art. Both wree sexually assaulted by the gang members, beaten, and strangled. Hair Color: Black The records clearly show that such jury argument was not a summation of the evidence, a reasonable deduction from the evidence, an answer to opposing counsel's jury argument, nor a plea for law enforcement. The phone transferred the photos to her online account, and she shared them on Facebook. Thus, if in your judgment, a mitigating circumstance independently calls for a life sentence even though it also tends to support a yes answer to a Special Issue, you must not answer the Special Issue yes, but rather you should answer it no. 801(e)(2)(B), as appellant, by his actions and responses, readily agreed with them. Point of error thirty-two is overruled. But I think I will probably sleep a little better. In this review, we do not attempt to determine what a particular jury subjectively believed. denied, 513 U.S. 1021, 115 S.Ct. The crime was committed on or about June 24, 1993. You know what damage was done to their bodies. Unfortunately, he revealed on Instagram . Instead of taking her back to her truck, the trio took her to a back parking lot in Melrose Park in Houston, where they took turns raping and sexually assaulting her before stabbing her to death. United States v. Branch, 91 F.3d 699, 713 (5th Cir.1996) (in discussing the amount of evidence that is sufficient to require an instruction on self defense, the court considered Beck and other cases addressing lesser-included-offense instructions and stated that it is not enough that an item of evidence viewed alone and unweighed against all the evidence supports the instruction sought by the defendant). It affected more than just Melissa and me and Randy and Sandy.". Tuilaepa v. California, 512 U.S. 967, 114 S.Ct. Does it justify it? That said, we resolve any doubts as to whether a COA should issue in the petitioner's favor when the death penalty is involved. See Heitman, supra. 2193, 109 L.Ed.2d 520 (1990). Meanwhile, Jennifer Ertman and sixteen-year-old Elizabeth Pena, who were visiting a girlfriend, decided to head home, taking a shortcut across the railroad tracks. Pedro Cantu III, 30, had been driving a BMW near Jenny and Villa Drives around 10:30 a.m. when police attempted to pull him over, according to the Sheriffs Office. "Peter Cantu Executed: Ringleader of the Ertman and Pena Rape and Murder Killed," by Jason Volentine. He was on the first three seasons of the show, but in the latest one, he's nowhere to be seen. 2914, 115 L.Ed.2d 1078 (1991); Tex. Rosary for Mr. Cantu Sr., 86, of Abernathy, Texas, will be. "At least some of the scumbags are dead. Point of error forty-three is overruled. 2954, 57 L.Ed.2d 973 (1978). Thus, he contends, evidence of intoxication which did not rise to this level was precluded from being afforded mitigating effect in violation of Eddings v. Oklahoma, 455 U.S. 104, 102 S.Ct. PETE CANTU REAL ESTATE INC in San Antonio, TX | Company Info & Reviews Company Information Sponsored Links Company Contacts PETE CANTU Agent 2722 N Zarzamora St San Antonio, TX Reviews Write Review There are no reviews yet for this company. Appellant specifically complains of the emphasized portion of the following argument: [THE STATE:] [I would] [l]ike to talk to you briefly about the issue of mitigation[.] Situando a esta Joe Cantu, brother of ringleader Peter Cantu, whose call to police had led to the arrests in the Ertman/Pena murders, had again contacted authorities and told them that he recalled O'Brien bragging about another murder that occurred before the girls were killed. The testimony of M. Pena consisted of her telling the jury about her family and showing the jury pictures of the victim's sixteenth birthday party. 600, 121 L.Ed.2d 537 (1992). "There's no way to put closure on this," said Jim Stacey, a close friend of the Ertman family. Cantu Roofing 922 Mildid Ave, San Antonio, TX 78211 Service: Roofing, Home Builders, Additions, Home Theaters, General Contractors Employees: Pedro Cantu (Owner) License: Texas #HR921199 Status: Active City: San Antonio Type: Home Improvement Contractor Verified: Status: Verify Date: February, 2016 Anderson v. State, supra, at 509-10. In related point twenty-three, he further alleges that the trial court's charge on unadjudicated offenses requires reversal because there is no way for this Court to meaningfully review the sufficiency of the evidence. 16th murderer executed in Texas in 2010 13 of the Texas Constitution. Failure To Object To Prosecution's Argument. Both this Court in Hughes, 897 S.W.2d at 294, and the United States Supreme Court in Pulley v. Harris, 465 U.S. 37, 104 S.Ct. The record reveals that after the jury was selected, but prior to trial, appellant was arraigned outside the presence of the jury. 381, 121 L.Ed.2d 292 (1992); Teague v. State, 864 S.W.2d 505, 519 (Tex.Crim.App.1993); Adanandus v. State, 866 S.W.2d 210, 234 (Tex.Crim.App.1993), cert. Over the years, Rios regularly asks what else she might have done to prevent their deaths. Maria Cantu Hexsel 221 West 6" Street, Suite 1800 Jennifer Buntz GERMER GERTZ . Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in the book. Because appellant did not specify at trial which complaint he was asserting, his objection was not sufficiently specific to preserve review on appeal. Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. See also, Lackey v. State, 819 S.W.2d 111 (Tex.Crim.App.1989) (not error to fail to instruct jury to consider specifically appellant's age as a mitigating factor because the jury's answer as to special issue two (future dangerousness) would reflect their consideration of all the mitigating evidence); Jackson v. State, 822 S.W.2d 18 (Tex.Crim.App.1990). Thus, we deny a COA on this final issue. "We could have put all of them in prison for life. Point of error five is overruled. Date of Birth: 05/27/75 Burial will follow at El Coyote Cemetery in Orange Grove, TX. * * *. ), cert. or. He contends in his twenty-sixth point of error that the scheme is unconstitutional as applied in that it fails to channel the sentencer's discretion. Very brutal, very slow, tortured, a senseless killing. Derrick Sean O'Brien was executed in July 2006. Prior Prison Record: Cantu is also serving a 10 year sentence in connection with an aggravated asault on a Houston man in January 1993. When Peter Cantu saw Jenny and Elizabeth, he thought it was a man and a woman and told the other gang members that he wanted to jump him and beat him up. She'd been raped and eviscerated. Citations: One of the gang members later said during the brag session that by the time he got to one of the girls, "she was loose and sloppy." Appellant further remarks that this Court has said that it can and should interpret the Texas Constitution in a more expansive manner than the federal constitution and cites us to several cases for this proposition. After the belt broke, the killers used her own shoelaces to finish their job. Proc. Two members also have been executed and two others are serving life prison sentences. Medellin and O'Brian each apologized prior to their respective executions, but Pena said he did not expect an apology from Cantu on his deathbed and he was not surprised when he did not get one. Several of Ertman's ribs were broken from being kicked. 1/29/97 -- The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Cantus verdict and sentence. The Forbes 400 net worth cut off this year was a record-high $2 billion. While a complete account of the facts is available in the district court's memorandum and order denying Cantu's federal habeas petition, we briefly summarize the grisly details that led to Cantu's conviction. Well, this is a sanitized and civilized killing that we have for Peter Cantu. Jester Park at White Oak Bayou. Additionally, in this case, I point out that appellant elicited testimony from an expert witness about studies indicating that the defendant who serves 35 calendar years in the Texas Department of Corrections before becoming parole eligible is less violent than the inmate who is paroled sooner; i.e. Pete T. Cantu Obituary We are sad to announce that on February 15, 2022 we had to say goodbye to Pete T. Cantu in Orange Grove, Texas, born in Stephenville, Texas. The families hope to keep him in jail for his entire sentence, of which he has served almost half. At T.C. Testimony showed that the girls' bodies were kicked and their necks were stomped on after the strangulations in order to "make sure that they were really dead.". Select this result to view Peter Cantu's phone number, address, and more. Cantu also confessed. Done purely to prevent him being caught for the crimes that had been done. of Criminal Justice) HUNTSVILLE, Texas (CBS/AP/KHOU) Tonight, Peter Anthony Cantu will be executed for two of the most notorious deaths in Houston. Article 27.16 states that: denied, 512 U.S. 1246, 114 S.Ct. Don't kill that child. 2726, 33 L.Ed.2d 346 (1972). . The confessions of the gang members that were used at trial indicated that there was never less than 2 men on each of the girls at any one time and that the girls were repeatedly raped orally, anally and vaginally for the entire hour. Here, the district court explained, the prosecution introduced the photographs while doing just that-describing the condition of the corpses, explaining the process of identifying the bodies, and verifying the statements made by Cantu and others. Loved ones left to cherish his memories are his daughter, Victoria Munguia; mother, Maria Olga Acuna; father, Jesus (Avela) Cantu, Jr. both of Orange Grove, Texas; siblings, Miguel Cantu (Richard Stanley) of San Antonio, Texas, Lisa (Ricardo) Lopez Jr., of San Antonio, Texas, Richard Acuna, Sara Acuna, and Stacey Acuna all of Orange Grove, Texas; step brothers and sister, Freddy Sanchez, Adam Sanchez, Daniel Sanchez, and Miguela Sanchez; grandmother, Margarita Acuna; and numerous nephews and nieces. All data is collected from public records. We decline to do so. Pete will be remembered for his infectious laugh and loving personality. Other cast members of the show are Spot and John. Therefore, we hold the first prong is met as to each offense. Peter Anthony Cantu is a 35 year old Hispanic male, scheduled to be executed on August 17th in Texas. Bignall v. State, 887 S.W.2d 21, 24 (Tex.Crim.App.1994). Four of the other assailants were also convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. ", The case horrified Houston. denied, 506 U.S. 942, 113 S.Ct. With the final execution completed, Pena said the two murdered girls can finally have peace. M. Pena then testified as to her relationship with her daughter and her daughter's relationship with other members of the family. Because the consideration and weighing of mitigating evidence is an open-ended, subjective determination engaged in by each individual juror, we conclude that Article 37.071 2(f)(4) does not unconstitutionally narrow the jury's discretion to factors concerning only moral blameworthiness as appellant alleges. Petitioner Peter Anthony Cantu, a Texas inmate, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. The families filed missing persons reports with the Houston Police Department and continued to look for the girls on their own. The other gang members present were Derrick O'Brien, 18; Jose Medellin, 18; Efrain Perez, 17; and Roman Sandoval. The inferences drawn by the prosecutor from the evidence were not so extreme or improper as to rise to the level of reversible error. (Aug. 17, 2010, 10:41PM). Appellant walked in as the rest were recounting their exploits to his older brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Christina Cantu, in graphic detail. Nearly two decades after friends and relatives frantically distributed flyers offering a $10,000 reward for help finding the teenagers who failed to return home from a summer pool party, prosecutor Donna Goode still has one in her office. We deny a COA on this issue. In points of error twenty-one and twenty-two, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury's answers to the issues on future dangerousness and mitigation. Shoelaces were used to strangle Pena. She's been a part of the famous Texas Metal cast since the beginning. Questions Post Question There are no questions yet for this company. Mrs. Naomi (Pete) Cantu of Waxahachie, 94, passed away July 28, 2012 at Mansfield Methodist Hospital. After entering through a window on the fourth floor, two intruders were seen on surveillance video swiping an oversized ceremonial gavel from a judge's bench and later donning sombreros found in a Bar Association storage closet. Proc. Capital One Plaza 5718 Westheimer, Suite 1750 701 Brazos, Suite 1500 Houston, Texas 77057 Austin, Texas 78701 Counsel for Defendant [D/Guerra, L.P. 1087, 84 L.Ed.2d 53 (1985), the United States Supreme Court recognized that due process requires that a defendant have access to the raw materials integral to the building of an effective defense. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. BSCO is seeking any information on the two suspects shown in the video. They had spent the evening drinking beer and then "jumping in" Raul. The district court determined that the state court's conclusion was not an unreasonable application of federal law. On the night of 24 June 1993, a group of teenage boys gathered at T.C. Pete Cantu, age 41, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in Orange Grove, Texas. All Rights Reserved. Christina subsequently convinced her husband to report the incident to the police. 1029, 154 L.Ed.2d 931 (2003). In his twenty-ninth point of error, appellant alleges that the juxtaposition of the terms reasonable doubt and probability unconstitutionally lowers the reasonable doubt quantum of proof. Appellant's basic argument is that the undefined probability in the future dangerousness issue invites juror confusion and is therefore unconstitutional. Jennifer and Elizabeth first encountered Roman and Frank as they made their way home, but managed to pass them without incident. Resides in Laredo, TX. Whether, taking into consideration all of the evidence, including the circumstances of the offense, the defendant's character and background, and the personal moral culpability of the defendant, there is sufficient mitigating circumstance or circumstances to warrant that a sentence of life imprisonment rather than a death sentence be imposed. Pete will be remembered for his infectious laugh and loving personality. Dr. Robert Cantu, chief of neurosurgery at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Mass., and one of the nation's foremost authorities on concussions and brain trauma in youth sports, called the decision to . Summary of incident: Convicted in the abductions and murders of Jennifer Ertman, 14, and Elizabeth Pena, 16, in Houston. 1339, 113 L.Ed.2d 271 (1991). FN6. I met Peter through an anti death penalty association that dealt with finding pen pals for prisoners. Article continues below advertisement. Point of error twenty-two is overruled. at 2609. After unsuccessfully appealing his conviction in state court and failing to obtain state post-conviction relief, Cantu filed a petition for habeas corpus in the United Stated District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Sometimes people don't make the best decisions, but the following incidents show some truly questionable behavior. However, that Court also said that the State need not purchase for an indigent defendant all the assistance that his wealthier counterparts might buy. Id. Find the obituary of Pete Cantu Rodriguez (1964 - 2020) from San Antonio, TX. 2187, 129 L.Ed.2d 133 (1994), to the circumstances in this case. 2934, 106 L.Ed.2d 256 (1989); Johnson v. Texas, 509 U.S. 350, 113 S.Ct. 55 (5th Cir. In points of error one and two, appellant complains that the trial court erred in overruling his challenge to the Texas death penalty scheme. We likewise decline to undertake such a review in the instant case. 4. the existence of a prior criminal record, and the severity of the prior crimes; Also gone is natural gas pioneer George Mitchell, who passed . When Cantu saw them, however, he thought they were a man and woman.
