The family of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas gather outside the courtroom after former Houston police officer Gerald Goines was sentenced to 60 years behind bars on a pair of felony murder convictions on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Houston. Goines was found guilty of felony murder in the 2019 deaths of Tuttle and Nicholas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Elizabeth Ferrari, sister of Dennis Tuttle, left, talks to prosecutor Tanisha Manning, after former Houston police officer Gerald Goines was sentenced to 60 years behind bars on a pair of felony murder convictions on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Houston. Goines was found guilty of felony murder in the 2019 deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Former Houston police officer Gerald Goines is led back into the courtroom to be formally sentenced on a pair of felony murder convictions on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Houston. Goines was found guilty of felony murder and sentenced to 60 years behind bars in the 2019 deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Prosecutors Keaton Forcht, left, and Tanisha Manning embrace just before former Houston police officer Gerald Goines was sentenced to 60 years behind bars on a pair of felony murder convictions on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 in Houston. Goines was found guilty of felony murder in the 2019 deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

District Attorney Kim Ogg, left, talks to prosecutors Tanisha Manning, center, and Keaton Forcht after a 60-year prison sentence was handed down to former Houston police officer Gerald Gaines on a pair of felony murder convictions they litigated on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Houston. Goines was found guilty of felony murder in the 2019 deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Ryan Tuttle, son of Dennis Tuttle, walks out of the courtroom after former Houston police officer Gerald Goines was sentenced to 60 years behind bars on a pair of felony murder convictions on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Houston. Goines was found guilty of felony murder in the 2019 deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Former Houston police officer Gerald Goines stands with his lawyer, Nicole Deborde Hochglaube, and his defense team as the verdict sentencing him to 60 years behind bars on a pair of felony murder convictions on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 in Houston. Goines was found guilty of felony murder in the 2019 deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Former Houston police officer Gerald Goines sits in the courtroom after he was sentenced to 60 years behind bars on a pair of felony murder convictions on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Houston. Goines was found guilty of felony murder in the 2019 deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)