1999-02-24

Julian Moreno, 30, was shot dead February 24 while leaving Jesse's Pool Hall, 3411 W Amarillo Boulevard. Louis Fuentes Munoz and Roy Castillo, both 19, were arrested less than 48 hours after the murder. The two were charged with murder. Munoz's bond was set at $300,000 and Castillo's at $200,000

CASTILLO v. STATE | 71 S.W.3d 812 | Tex. App. | Judgment | Law

As detailed by the state court of appeals, the facts of the offense are as follows:

After being involved in a fight at a local pool hall and its adjacent parking lot, appellant and a friend drove to appellant's home to obtain firearms, namely a pistol-grip shotgun and a 9mm pistol. Then they returned, with the weapons, to the scene of the fight. Upon arriving at same, the two exited their vehicle and began shooting at a black car. Inside the car sat various people including Ambrose Bustos (Bustos), one of the participants in the earlier fight, and Julian Moreno (Moreno). The latter was struck in the head by a bullet and killed.

When appellant later discovered that someone had died as a result of the shooting, he threw the shotgun, the pistol, and its ammunition clip in T-Anchor Lake. In his confession to police, appellant admitted firing his pistol at the car and throwing the weapons in the lake. The weapons were later recovered from the lake.

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