10 YEARS IN PLEA BARGAIN.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - An Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a 2001 drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang that wounded a 15-year-old boy as the boy and a friend walked down a street. Raul Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the , 22, had been facing his second trial after the first one ended with jurors deadlocked 7-5 in favor of guilty on attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. and assault charges. ``It was a plea-bargain agreement between the prosecution and the defense,'' Deputy District Attorney Richard Quinones said. ``Both sides have evaluated their case since the last jury trial, and both sides feel that this is the best disposition for this case.'' Flores was sentenced Monday after he pleaded no contest to attempted murder. He also was sentenced to one year in prison for an unrelated 2003 robbery in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , so his total prison sentence is 11 years. Prosecutors contended Flores was the gunman in the December 2001 shooting. Co-defendant Jayme Guzman was sentenced in 2003 to six years in prison after he was convicted of two counts of attempted murder and two counts of assault with a firearm. Prosecutors said the motivation for the 2001 shooting appeared to be that Guzman was upset that his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend had gotten her pregnant. The ex-boyfriend, the 15-year-old victim's companion, was not hit by the bullets. Guzman appealed his conviction, but a state appeals court rejected his contention that he should be granted a new trial because of insufficient evidence insufficient evidence n. a finding (decision) by a trial judge or an appeals court that the prosecution in a criminal case or a plaintiff in a lawsuit has not proved the case because the attorney did not present enough convincing evidence. , errors in jury instructions and ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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