Cuevas v. State

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of capital murder. V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Sec. 19.03(a)(4). Punishment was assessed at death pursuant to Art. 37.-071, V.A.C.C.P. Venue was changed from Walker County to Harris County.

On July 24, 1974, three inmates of the Texas Department of Corrections, Fred Carrasco, Rudolpho Dominguez, and the appellant, seized the top floor of the educational building inside the Walls Unit at Huntsville. They held a number of people as hostages while Carrasco negotiated with TDC officials. After long negotiations the inmates…