October 8, 2008 - 10:52PM
The Brownsville Herald
By LAURA B. MARTINEZ

Jury deliberations will resume today in the murder trial of Nestor Garza, who is accused in the stabbing of Brownsville artist Alfredo Bustinza.

The jury deliberated for about an hour and a half Wednesday afternoon before retiring for the day. The case is being tried before 357th State District Judge Leonel Alejandro.

Garza, 41, is accused of stabbing Alfredo Bustinza on Aug. 20, 2005 inside the Tucan Bar at 12th and Jackson streets. According to court testimony, Bustinza's body was dragged out of the bar and dumped on the sidewalk. He died about one hour later at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville.

During closing arguments, Cameron County Assistant District Attorney Bernard Ammerman said Bustinza was "butchered" by both Garza and co-defendant Arturo Rodriguez, who was convicted of the murder in 2006.

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