Rubio's Lawyer Speaks Out About Court Decision

Man accused of murder will return to Valley

BROWNSVILLE - An attorney for John Allen Rubio still insists his client was insane at the time he murdered his three children. An appeals court overturned Rubio's conviction.

Nat Perez says he never agreed with the death penalty verdict. He was Rubio's court appointed attorney.

The prosecution's evidence included written and videotaped testimony from Rubio's common-law wife, Angela Camacho.

Perez says, "When we went to trial, the state didn't seek to admit just one confession from Camacho. They admitted all three. And from her statements, each said something different. And so it's right there - face value that you have unreliability,"

The Texas Court of Appeals says that evidence shouldn't have been allowed at all, since the defense wasn't able to challenge the statements or Camacho herself.

Since the conviction was overturned, Rubio is no longer on death row. He'll have to be tried all over again. He's expected back in Cameron County sometime soon.

We've learned Perez is still Rubio's attorney of record. But as of right now, it is unknown whether or not he'll represent Rubio in his retrial.