Recent Posts in Murder Category
Posted on Apr 26, 2011 By Criminal Defense
The United States Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 ruling, recently stripped a $14 million award from a wrongfully convicted man who spent 14 years on death row and successfully sued New Orleans prosecutors ...
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Posted on Apr 10, 2011 By Criminal Defense
The co-founder of the Asian Boyz gang was recently sentenced to life in prison without parole in connection with a spree of at least eight murders and 10 shootings a decade ago in the San Fernando and ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2011 By Criminal Defense
Michael Balderas of Santa Ana was recently sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for beating his 2-year-old niece to death. He had been given custody of his niece, Jo Jade, in October, 2005, after ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Criminal Defense Lawyer
Elijah Stinson and his then-girlfriend, Jeniell Galvan-Franco, approached Jeffrey Cortinez and without provocation, Stinson struck him once in the head with an aluminum baseball bat, leaving the ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2010 By Robert Bernstein
Andrew Thomas Gallo was found guilty of murder in connection with the April 9, 2009, DUI crash that killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two of his friends. Gallo was driving a mini-van at 65 ...
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Posted on Oct 14, 2010 By Robert Bernstein
An 81-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his 94-year-old roommate at a Southern California rehabilitation center where the two were recovering from hip surgeries. Prosecutors said Monday ...
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Posted on Aug 3, 2010 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer
A Los Angeles jury has acquitted 17-year-old Angel Sosa of fatally shooting a man and his 12-year-old son at a high school graduation party on June 21, 2008. Angel was just 15 years of age at the time ...
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Posted on Jul 28, 2010 By Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney
Daniel Wozniak, a part-time actor in need of extra cash has been charged in the Orange County Superior Court with two felony counts of murder , with special circumstances of multiple murders and ...
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Posted on May 24, 2010 By Robert Bernstein
Food Network's former Calorie Commando host, Juan-Carlos Cruz, was arrested last Thursday for hiring homeless men to murder his wife, attorney Jennifer Campbell. Cruz allegedly approached three ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
Eiji Takara, a 36 year old Gardena resident shot a teenager in his driveway because he was frustrated that kids were using his property as a shortcut. The teenager survived and the property owner was ...
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Posted on Jun 5, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
A Los Angeles County jury convicted Phil Spector of actress Lana Clarkson's murder last month, a year and a half after his first trial had ended in a mistrial after the jury had deadlocked, unable to ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
Music producer Phil Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson at his mansion six years ago. Spector, a music producer, reigned as the hit maker ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2009 By Robert Bernstein
Numerous members of the "Manson Family" are seeking parole from California state prison after serving decades in prison for their notorious string of brutal murders . The followers of Charles Manson ...
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