(AP) — A Texas man on Nebraska’s death row for killing two Grand Island men has filed for post-conviction relief, saying his lawyers were ineffective.
Marco Torres Jr., formerly of Pasadena, Texas, has filed the motion in Hall County District Court and asked for a court-appointed attorney.
Torres was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and other charges in the 2007 shooting deaths of 48-year-old Timothy Donohue and 60-year-old Edward Hall.
Post-conviction relief motions are filed after all other appeals have been exhausted. Last year, the Nebraska Supreme Court rejected Torres’ appeal, in which he claimed some evidence should not have been allowed.
In his latest motion, Torres says his lawyers’ were so inept that it violated his right to a fair trial.