The Texas constitution allows judges to deny bond to defendants charged with capital murder. It's the most serious crime with punishment that includes life behind bars or the death penalty.
Martha's three children spent several days in a courtroom hearing details they didn't know about that fall day in 2021 when 41-year-old Andrew Williams ran over her in a McDonald's parking lot just to steal her purse.
A man who was found guilty Monday for the 2021 murder of a 71-year-old woman in east Harris County has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
After the sentence was delivered, Andrew Williams took a moment to apologize to the family saying, "my mama didn’t raise me like this. I was raised to be a good man." He was previously out on bond for another capital murder charge.