Arrest & Trial
Crabbe pled "not guilty" on September 22, 2006. He was in jail and not eligible for bail. He faced a maximum sentence of life in prison. On March 6, 2007, Crabbe's court-appointed lawyers request to have his videotaped confession thrown out. On March 22, 2007, Judge Charles "Charlie" Baird denied Defense's request to throw out the videotaped confession. Judge Baird set the trial date for July 23, 2007. On July 19, 2007 it was announced that there would be no trial for Crabbe but instead a court appearance has been scheduled for July 27, 2007. The court appearance was cancelled without explanation. On July 31, 2007 it was announced that Crabbe had agreed to a guilty plea and that a hearing was scheduled for August 1, 2007. The terms were not released. On August 1, 2007 Crabbe pled guilty to murder as part of a plea agreement. In exchange for his guilty plea he received 35 years in prison. Additionally he testified before a grand jury. Crabbe's testimony resulted in a sealed indictment for Ricardo Roman. Roman was indicted on July 17, 2007 and arrested on July 31, 2007 in South Texas. On February 15, 2008 the Travis County District Attorney's office dismissed the indictment against Roman.
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