a three-judge panel supported the...

a three-judge panel supported the December 22, 2003 Madison County jury's decision that Jorge Galindo should die in the state's electric chair. Galindo, 23, was convicted for the September 26, 2002 murders of 5 people at the US Bank in Norfolk. District Judges Robert Ensz, Jeffre Cheuvront and Kristine Cecava rejected defense arguments that Galindo's judgment was clouded by methamphetamine and that he had faced pressure from ringleader Jose Sandoval. They agreed with the defense that he had cooperated with police, but said that didn't outweigh his lack of remorse. Juries also found Sandoval and co-defendant Erick Vela eligible for the death penalty, and they await sentencing hearings. A fourth man, Gabriel Rodriguez, convicted of acting as a lookout, was sentenced to five consecutive life terms. The victims were: Lola Elwood, Evonne Tuttle, Jo Mausbach, Samuel Sun and Lisa Bryant. Nebraska is the only state with electrocution as its sole means of execution.