Joe Lee Guy, 32, who was convicted and sentenced to...

Joe Lee Guy, 32, who was convicted and sentenced to death in 1994 for his part in a robbery-murder, was sentenced to life in prison. On June 25 (see) U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings threw out the death sentence. That ruling did not affect Guy's conviction but sent the case back to court for sentencing. Guy will get credit for time served since his arrest in 1993 and will be eligible for parole in about 25 years. Guy claimed he was only a lookout in the robbery that led to the killing of 62-year-old Larry Howell at a grocery store in 1993. 2 other men convicted of Howell's slaying received life prison terms. The Board of Pardons and Paroles in January recommended that Governor Rick Perry commute the sentence.