Demond Bluntson remains on death row
LAREDO, TX (KGNS) - It’s been two years since a Laredo jury found Demond Bluntson guilty of murdering his two kids and their mother.
It was a historic case since it was the first time in nearly 25 years that a jury had sentenced someone to death row.
During Wednesday’s child abuse conference, District Attorney Isidro Alaniz spoke about the trial and the decision to seek the death penalty.
Many similarities have been made between the Bluntson case and the recent case of Ronald Anthony Burgos Aviles who is charged with murdering a one-year-old and his mother.
Alaniz says that Bluntson remains incarcerated in a facility in Livingston, Texas on death row.
His conviction is currently under appeal and is awaiting a hearing before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Alaniz says, “Eventually, the Court of Criminal Appeals will make the decision that if the jury's verdict in this case was in fact properly rendered or given and then he will receive the death penalty, so I'm not sure if it will be in a year or five years but we're very optimistic and confident that the decision will be affirmed.”
The district attorney says that despite the similarities between the two cases, he says he was not made a final decision on whether he will seek the death penalty or life in prison for Burgos.
Alaniz says that while the alleged crime does qualify for the death penalty, he still needs time to review the evidence.
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