Hide Article Text (OCR)
Hayes ruled competentASSOCIATED PRESSSAN ANGELO -Frank Hayes, former Castroville town marshal, was found competent to stand trial on charges of capital murder in the shotgun slaying of Richard Morales.The seven-woman, five-.man district court jury de-to stand trial....■A-liberated 43 minutes after listening to two days of testimony.Morales, 29, was hilled Sept. 14, 1975, while in the, custody of Hayes, and liis body was found buried 300Texas farm owned by Mrs. Hayes' family.State Dist. Court Judge Earl Smith ordered the sanity trial after a hearing April 6. The trial was moved to Tom Greene County on amiles away on an East _ change of venue.nes unfor grabsmy gro-; in fivei find out. Expressiant Gro-Complete details and official rules are on Page II)No purchase is necessary as copies of tin* Express and The News may be inspected at the Express-News build-Avenue E and Third Street, from 8 30 a m to 5:30 p.m. weekdays.ing, ea\ lar. all those if you'rei the all-Coupons1 pick up 1 be oneeeksAll you have to do is keep track of how much you would save if you usedevery coupon in the Express and the News that can be redeemed at supermarkets or grocery stores.sa\e this amount”, or the reader must be able to deduce how much is saved with both the regular and coupon discount price listed.It's easy and coupon-hunting was never more fun.If more than one person sends in the official total, then a drawing will be held to determine who will win theexciting five-minute shopping spreeThe coupons must indicate an actual savings with “cents off orat their favorite grocery store with the Express and News picking up the tab of up to $500 The contest will he held over the next five weeks with a different winner each week.■Dr. Richard Coons, an Austin psychiatrist,examined the 53-year-old IHayes for two hours April 16and testified Tuesday thatthe former law- enforcement officer “is suffering from minor mentalproblems” but is competent to stand trial.Ipsychiatrist saidTheHayes exhibited “good I mental control, good ’retention and attention and 1 above average intelli* • gence.”Dr. William Donovan of . San Antonio had testified IMonday that Hayes is a | “borderline diabetic and I has shrinkage of the brain, a | common symptom offsenility. |C o o n s told t h • I•jurors—•“When a brain gets |smaller it is not directly 1related to the thinking jprocess It he (Hayes) lias shrinkage that does not tell you his functional capacity is diminished.” s
Newspaper Details
San Antonio Express
San Antonio, Texas, US
Wed, May 26, 1976
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Jared T.
NA, NA 29 May 2023
Other Publications Near San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio Gazette
San Antonio Express
San Antonio Daily Express
San Antonio Light
San Antonio Evening Light
