By Elizabeth Allen at the Express-News
A jury today is deliberating whether Joseph Gamboa should live or die for the 2005 slayings during a robbery at Taco Land, a bar that was a mainstay on the city's underground music scene.
Jurors received the case at about 12:45 p.m. after attorneys for the state and defense presented their final arguments in 379th District Court.
The same jury last week convicted Gamboa, 24, in the June 24, 2005 shootings that killed bar owner Ramiro "Ram" Ayala, 72, and doorman Douglas "Gypsy Doug" Morgan, 53. Bartender Denise "Sunshine" Koger, 41, was shot but survived.
The popular bar and music spot closed after the slayings.
Prosecutors contend Gamboa was the gunman in the shooting.
Jurors only have two sentencing options for Gamboa -- life in prison or the death penalty.
A co-defendant, Jose Najera, 31, is awaiting trial.
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