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Wallace’s mother testifies in Cooper.7 py ANTON RIECHBR^ 1 ; WallaceVmolher (old thfe I former—dairy 'employee - mitted directly toi the court -. that they were either-related Regional Editor jury that she had financed ’ Jessie Shaw to have Mrs. as a capital murder case or close friends of theWallace murdered.Chapman asked GuzmanCOOPER — The defense in the capital murder trial of Billy Ray Wallace rested Thursday afternoon after a final string of character witnesses including the defendant’s mother..Eioise Wallace testified that she was close to both her son and his wife, Janyth, during their entiremarriage. She also testified that Wallace, an only child, had always been a fine son,Wallace is charged with arranging the 1979 murder of his wife. His previous conviction in JanythWallace’s death, based on a ptea of guilty, was overturned on appeal and a new trial ordered.,The case is being heard in Cooper before 8th Judicial District Judge Lanny Ramsay on a change at venue from Hopkins County.much of her son’s dairy operation. She also testified that her son had been active with the First Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs.Questions by District Attorney Jim Chapman todefense witness CeprinoGuzman, a cellmate cf Wallace’s during time served under the overturned conviction, brought two motions for a mistrial from defense attorney Jim Voilers.Guzman testifed that he was present when prosecution witness Phillip Ronald Baker, also a prison inmate, attempted to talk to Wallace about his murder conviction and that Wallace refused to discuss the case.Baker had previously testified that Wallace had confided details of an alleged arrangement withif he had not told the district attorney that he was a personal friend of Wallace and that would back Wallace up in whatever he did,Voilers called for a mistrial when Chapman asked Guzman if Wallace had lied to him in saying that he had been tried in the death of his wife instead of having pleaded guilty to the murder charge The motion was denied by Judge Ramsay.Greenville attorney BUI Pem burton, who represented Wallace in his overturned conviction, testified to details of a plea bargain agreement drafted by his office and Chapman.The agreement drafted in December of 1979 called far Wallace’s case to be sub-and that possible charges lt;£ conspiracy and arson would not be pressed, Pemburton said.Character testimony as to Wallace’s reputation in the community was heard from Betty Wilson, DeWitt Floyd,AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Commission on Jail Standards can require that a county accept prisoners taken from another county’s jail that does not comply with the commission’s standards, the attorney general said Thursday.defendant or his family.Jesse Lee Stribling, a „ former employee of the Wallace dairy, also testified in Wallace’s behalf.Prosecution and defenseThe request was asked by Robert O. Vitema, executive director of the commission No specific counties were mentioned.“The commission has express authority to dose a noneomplying facility and provide for the detention cf that county’s prisoners,” therebuttal witnesses will be Kenneth Wallace, Ellie heard Friday. The trial is Swindell and Bubba Isom, expected to go to the jury for All five witnesses testified deliberation Monday.Jail standards panel can move prisoners
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Paris News
Paris, Texas, US
Fri, Dec 04, 1981
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