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Vol. 3 No. 32Georgetown, Texas 78626Williamson Countv*Sunday, January 16, 1977- %' ,J|W V..V :• V V'lt;Duly Sunday NewspaperPrice, 15c plus lc Taxvn High School coaches ran into an unexpected offensive play when iel got ready to slam one into the bleachers The coaches took on thesday night in a game of mostly basketball See story on page 7State will seek death penaltyThe Williamson Count\ (band Jurv handeddown an indictment last Wednesday against Pedro Cruz Muniz for capital murder Munizwill stand trial for the death of a 19 vear oldSouthwestern lfniversit co-ed in Georgetown last DecemberThe Grand Jury denied bond to Muniz, who will remain in the Williamson Countv Jail untilhis trial District Attorney Kd Walsh said thatthe state will ask the death penalty against MunizWalsh has heard no word from Muniz s attomes concerning a request for a change of venue If there is no decision to have the trialmoved, Muniz will face a jury in the 26thDistrict Court in Williamson Counts The trialrwill probably be in March or AprilA trial date will be set in a couple of weeks atthe next District Court docket call, said WalshIn cases where the defendent is in jail, thetrial is set as quickly as possible, said WalshRueben Sandoval, of the San Antonio lassfirm Sandoval and Samples, is representing Muniz, an unemployed 20 vear old laborer.Muniz was charged svith murder and confined to the Williamson County Jail on December 23. after Georgetown police discovered the nude and beaten body of Janice Carol Bickham of Van Vleck beneath abrushpile between the north and south forks of\\. Si. VIWL/,the San Gabriel RiverPrecinct 1 Justice of the Peace Mill Hill rulat the close of its two day sessioned. following an autopsy that same day thatthe coed had died of a skull fracturt♦ *inassociation with forcible rape Murder committed in the course of a rape is one of the grounds for asking the death penalty, said HillDie Williamson County (band Jury returnedw .27 indictment* against 24 people on January 12The indictments included one for involuntary manslaughter, one for aggravated assault, one tor aggravated robbery, one for indecency with a child three for forgery, three for burglary, two for theft, one for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, one for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, two for possession of marijuana and ten for DW1 (Sub Offense).Hillrule onlustive of the Peace Bill Hill said Friday hewill probably rule sometime Monday m the*death of a 25 vear old Alabama man foundLaskowski had been arrested Monday byi edar Park Police Chief Rav Hardison anddead in the Williamson Countv Jail last weekHill was awaiting the report of an autopsy onthe body of Johnnie Joe Laskowski of Huntsville, Alabama Hill said the report would probably arrive at his office Mondaycharged with felony possession of marijuana and misdemenor possession of peyote Thefederal Dept of Justice also lodged a detaineragainst him tor parole violation after he wasjailed Mondavw . -SIIKRIFF August Bosshard said LaskowskiBosshard said deputy Jim Boutwell watchedwas found hanged in his one-man cell on the second floor of the county jail in Georgetown about 10 p m Wednesday Bosshard said thebody was flanging from a noose made by combining torn strips of blanket into a rope which was tied to bars in the ceiling of the cellLaskowski place a phone call about 7 p mWednesday and a jail trusty talked to theprisoner shortly before 9 p m WednesdayBossh ,d said the trusty reported he had found Laskowski in good spiritsJAILER S Condee and the trustv foundISLaskowski s !ody when they made jail rounds about 9 30 p in.. Bosshard said He added thatBoutwell, deputy Leon Keiiev and Hill in.
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Georgetown Sunday Sun
Georgetown, Texas, US
Sun, Jan 16, 1977
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