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Motion to remove death penalty from Tejeda sentence denied

Tejeda is the man accused of killing 21-year-old Breanna Wood two years ago. When he appeared in court, his defense team filed 42 different motions.

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CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) — The Nueces County District Attorney's Office has denied a motion to remove the death penalty from the sentence of Joseph Tejeda.

Tejeda is the man accused of killing 21-year-old Breanna Wood two years ago. When he appeared in court, his defense team filed 42 different motions.

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Wood went missing two years ago before police found her body in an abandoned trailer off Highway 666 near Robstown. Tejeda is one of three suspects accused in her murder.

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