Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Cannady, Rogelio
	TDCJ Number	999245
	Date of Birth	5/29/72
	Date Received	12/5/97
	Age (when Received)	25
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	8 years
	Date of Offense	10/10/93
	Age (at the time of Offense)	21
	County	Bee
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5-6
	Weight	150
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	Val Verde
	Native State	Texas

Prior Occupation
Waiter

Prior Prison Record
TDCJ #596218, received 5/28/91, from Cameron County, on a life sentence for robbery, murder w/deadly weapon, and murder. Cannady was in prison serving his sentence at the time of his capital offense.

Summary of Incident
On October 10, 1993 Cannady caused the death of a 55-year-old Hispanic male Texas prison inmate inside a medium custody housing area at the McConnell Unit in Beeville. The victim, who was Cannady's cellmate, was beaten with a steel lock attached to a belt and kicked repeatedly in the head with steel-toed boots by Cannady. The victim, who was serving a 15-year sentence for murder from Tarrant County, died two days later. Cannady was the first Texas prison inmate to be prosecuted under a 1993 statute that allows for capital murder convictions if the offender is serving 99 years or life as a result of previous murder convictions.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
Hispanic male