the leader of a bank robbery attempt in which 5 people were killed was sentenced to death

the leader of a bank robbery attempt in which 5 people were killed was sentenced to death in the electric chair. Jose Sandoval, 25, was convicted of killing 3 people and 3 partners of killing the other victims in the September 2002 attempt at a U.S. Bank branch in Norfolk.
A jury convicted Sandoval in November 2003 and found his crimes merited the death penalty. A 3-judge panel sentenced Sandoval after a hearing last month.
Sandoval, Jorge Galindo and a lookout, Gabriel Rodriguez, were each found guilty of five counts of 1st-degree murder for the killings of four bank employees and a customer. Galindo was sentenced to death on November 10, 2004 (see).
A 4th man, Erick Vela, pleaded guilty. The victims were assistant bank manager Lola Elwood, customer Evonne Tuttle and employees Jo Mausbach, Samuel Sun and Lisa Bryant. Galindo also received the death penalty. Rodgriguez, who is Sandoval's half brother, was sentenced to 5 consecutive life terms.
Vela's sentence is still pending, and his lawyers are arguing he is mentally retarded and not eligible for execution. Nebraska is the only state with electrocution as its sole means of execution, and legislators have been considering switching to lethal injection.