"This is going to be a defining moment for Texas education. We won't know for years whether vouchers will be a bold step forward or just another expensive boondoggle."
The punishment phase of the trial resumed immediately with prosecutors and defense attorneys planning to call several witnesses to present evidence about Renfroe's character; what kind of person he was that led him to murder an unarmed man in a dark alley.
The pair exchanged hundreds of Facebook messages over the next three days with the threats of violence and vulgar language escalating to the point that they agreed to meet downtown and fight to settle their differences.
Dozens of the photos were from the autopsy Dr. Florez performed and included images of Organs, bullet wounds, x-rays and the victim's face where he was shot in the right eye.
Renfroe tracked Jones down on social media after seeing his name on a booking report for a speeding arrest the same night as their initial encounter. Renfroe allegedly initiated a string of harassing messages that escalated to violent threats over the weekend.
District Attorney Allison Palmer showed the court a video taken in a Walmart parking lot. The chilling video showed Wise brutally beating, kicking and stomping another girlfriend in broad daylight.
The eight-woman, four-man jury deliberated for about 90 minutes Friday afternoon before delivering the guilty verdict to District Judge Jay Weatherby in the 340th District Court.
