Ignacio Cuevas, TX, 1991 May 23

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age of 7 or S-year-old child; stige began on
July 24, 1974; cuevas serving 45-fear sentence
for murder;

see Texas Book and Magazine Excerpts

age of 7 or 8-year-old child; s#ige began on
July 24, 1974; cuevas serving 45-year sentence
for murder;

see Texas Book and Magazine Excerpts

age of 7 or 8-year-old child; stige began on
duly 24, 1974; cuevas serving 45-fear sentence
for murder;

See Texas Book and Magazine Excerpts

May (2) 9 1991.
CUEVAS, Ignacio

Hispanic, 61, lethal injection, Texas on May
25, 1991. Was a convict who participated in
ll-day riot at Huntsville people in which two
prisoners and two hostages were killed by gcun-
fire; Cuevas only rebel con. to survie shootout
in whichhostages prison librarian Julia standley
and teached Klizabeth Beseda were killed. CGue-
vas did not sho ot either but was tried as
accomplice in standley's deahh; Crime in 1974;
conviction overturned twice and sentenced to

déath three times; attorneys claimed in last ©
appeal that he had mentality of 61, or mental

May 25, 1991,
CUEVAS, Ignacio

Hispanic, 61, lethal injection, Texas on May

23, 1991. Was a convict who participated in
li-day riot at Huntsville people in which two
prisoners and two hostages were killed by gun-
fire; Cuevas only rebel con. to survie shootout
in whichhostages prison librarian Julia standley
and teached Elizabeth Beseda were killed. Oue-
vas did not sho ot either but was tried as
accomplice in 3standley's deahh; Crime in 1974;
conviction overturned twice and sentenced to

déath three times; attorneys claimed in last :
appeal that he had mentality of 61, or mental

May 23, 1991.
CUEVAS, Ignacio

Hispanic, 61, lethal injection, Texas on May
23, 1991. Was a convict who participated in
li-day riot at Huntsville people in which two
prisoners and two hostages were killed by cun-
fire; Cuevas only rebel con, to survie shootout
in whichhosteges prison librarian Julia 3tandley
and teached Elizabeth Beseda were killed. Cue-
vas did not sho ot either but was tried as
accomplice in 3tandley's deahh; Crime in 1974;
Conviction overturned twice and sentenced to
déath three times; attorneys claimed in last
appeal that he had mentality of 61, or mental

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