Father indicted in death of drunk driver

[Onkel Neal]

An Alvin father remained in the Brazoria County Jail Monday, charged with murder in the alleged revenge killing of a drunk driver who plowed into his truck, killing his two young sons last December.

David Barajas Sr., 31, a construction worker, is being held in lieu of $450,000 bail in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Jose Inez Banda minutes after the Dec. 7 crash that claimed the lives of Barajas' 11- and 12-year-old sons.

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-te...er-4270089.php

Alvin is 10 minutes from here. Very tragic, it will be interesting to see how a jury views this.

[Herr-Berbunch]

I'd like to be in that jury!

The guy shouldn't have been out, free, to be shot.

Tricky one.
Temporary insanity is the most likely route, though walkng to get the weapon then disposing of it shows a level of calculated action.
Looks like a verdict of murder is the likely outcome, lets just hope they don't have mandatory sentencing.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Tricky one.
Temporary insanity is the most likely route, though walkng to get the weapon then disposing of it shows a level of calculated action.
Looks like a verdict of murder is the likely outcome, lets just hope they don't have mandatory sentencing.

Could well be but a big part of me sympathises with the father of the two children.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Tricky one.
Temporary insanity is the most likely route, though walkng to get the weapon then disposing of it shows a level of calculated action.
Looks like a verdict of murder is the likely outcome, lets just hope they don't have mandatory sentencing.

I agree with Tribesman. The action was calculated.

[Mork_417]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

I'd like to be in that jury!

Me Too!

Could well be but a big part of me sympathises with the father of the two children.

I think just about everyone rightly sympathises with the father, but at the end of the day what has that really got do do with it?
That is why the "I want to be on the jury" comments don't make sense, sympathising with either the victim or the accused or the victim who is the accused should play no actual role in an impartial verdict.

[Mork_417]

Yeah, i know your right Tribe. The comment doesn't make sense with respect to the law, but made me feel a little better saying it also. Being the father of three girls, there is no way i could be impartial, ever.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by FloppyRat

Yeah, i know your right Tribe. The comment doesn't make sense with respect to the law, but made me feel a little better saying it also. Being the father of three girls, there is no way i could be impartial, ever.

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