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Bs JOE COLI N(.A Victor Trammel of HarlingenEmmett Leroy Korges has last .Ian 11 and also for robbing be*, n sentenced to life im- Trammell s antique gun prisonment by an eight-man. collection Jerry toe Bird. JW. ♦our-woman jury alter the jury also of Corpus Chrtati had beendeUlierated about three hours convicted of *he same capital !• ida% during the pumhment murder chargev n July and was ph ise of the capital murder sentenced to death by elec-inaj trocution.orges, 39 of Corpus Christ) The punishment of life im-w rn trial for murdering prisonment was based on a juryresponse of “no to thequestion do you find from theevidence hevond a reasonabledoubt that there is a possibility that the defendant, Korges,would commit criminal acts of violence that constitute acontinuing threat to society'’A “yes” response no the twoc issue or questions would havtsentenced Korges to death by electrocution TV Bird jury’ hadi! responded with ‘ yes” to both I nuest ons durm*! the punishment i phase of the trial |Defendant Korges had been » found guilty tf capital murder late Thursiday after the* began deliberation Thursday i afternoon and continued for i three hoursi Testimony in the punishment• obese of the tr al had begun1 Kridav 010171101 and the state t presented three witnesses all ofwhom were involved in finger1 print identification of Korges |2 tine of the turnr Raptud* minister Bob Clements, said that the punishment of Korges1 was based on the defendantr having no previous arrest:Bw»nd that the )urv felt 1 Bird had organized the murder 1 of Trammell ind the robberyof the antique gun collection* Ihstrtct Mtoriev Fred Oalin’ do was not (umpfetety satisfiedl|wfltti **»d *****.• Korges his another mdi* tment j ' against him pending Korges- lipi' f1 possession of a silencer, said ,'Mnio.When asked to comment on., the punishment lirs Jo Kllen , ' Trammell said that she was tust• glad to see Korges put away , and that her attitude towards (1 Bird was different than Korges j
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Brownsville Herald
Brownsville, Texas, US
Sun, Sep 29, 1974
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