Leader of Jailbreak Convicted of Murder
The ringleader of a Texas jailbreak that touched off a massive manhunt across the Southwest was found guilty of capital murder for killing a police officer during a Christmas Eve robbery.
George Rivas, 31, closed his eyes and bowed his head when the verdict, reached after less than two hours of deliberations, was read in a hushed Dallas courtroom ringed with police officers.
Under Texas law, the only sentencing options for capital murder are death by lethal injection or life with a mandatory 40 years behind bars before parole is possible.
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