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| Killer's Probation a Mistake, Jurors Say |
| By Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
| Published: 02/13/2002 |
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A Tarrant County, Texas, jury that recently convicted Sammy M. Alvarez of murder accidentally sentenced him to five years' probation instead of prison by signing the wrong form. Jurors did not disclose the mistake until after they had been dismissed - too late to change the sentence, Assistant District Attorney Mitch Poe said. The Jan. 25 sentencing could have been corrected if a juror had spoken up or if either the defense attorneys or prosecutors had asked the judge to poll the jurors before they were released. Poe said he didn't request the poll because he didn't have any reason to believe the sentence wasn't correct. |
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