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Middle man convicted in drug hit's mistaken killing
Innocent man was slain in 2006 as intended cartel target sat nearby
By DANE SCHILLER
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Feb. 18, 2010, 10:26PM


Nearly four years have passed since Jose Perez was mysteriously shot in the heart in front of his wife and young children at a Houston restaurant on the Gulf Freeway.

But on Thursday, Steven Torres was convicted of capital murder for arranging the May 2006 killing, a case of mistaken identity that took the life of an innocent man instead of a hated drug rival.

“Finally, there is justice for Jose,â€