@crimebuffet: Godinez death sentence upheld on appeal The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Victor Alejandro Godinez’s capital-murder conviction and death sentence on October 8, 2026. He was convicted in 2024 of fatally shooting Texas DPS Trooper Moises Sanchez in April 2019; Sanchez died four months later. The court rejected the appeal’s four issues, including the argument that medical treatment rather than the shooting caused Sanchez’s death. This direct-appeal ruling does not mean every possible further challenge has ended. Photo: Victor Godinez entering a Hidalgo County courtroom on January 30, 2024. Archival image by Delcia Lopez/The Monitor via AP; it does not depict the 2026 ruling. Sources: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals opinion (October 8), published by Justia; KRGV (October 12). https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2026/ap-77-122.html https://www.krgv.com/news/texas-appeals-court-upholds-victor-godinez-death-sentence-in-slaying-of-dps-trooper/ Music: “After the Headline,” original Crime Buffet instrumental. #CrimeBuffet #VictorGodinez #MoisesSanchez #CrimeNews
