AREA MAN CONVICTED IN HOME INVASION.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer A Palmdale man faces more than 100 years in prison after he was convicted in a brutal home invasion home invasion n. Burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home. Noun 1. home invasion - burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home robbery in which two armed men raped four women and held four men hostage for more than two hours. Before 28-year-old Richard Nieto can be sentenced, the court will hold a special hearing Monday on a prior conviction for murder in Carson, prosecutors said. Deputy District Attorney Kelly Cromer said attorneys in the case are under orders from Van Nuys Superior Court Judge John Fisher
Saint John Fisher also John Cardinal Fisher (c. 1469 – 1535), was an English Catholic bishop, cardinal and martyr. not to discuss the prior conviction. A Van Nuys Superior Court jury found Nieto guilty Thursday of 20 counts of robbery, assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. , rape and other sexual assault charges. A separate jury still was deliberating on Nieto's co-defendant, 27-year-old Arturo Martinez of Lancaster, who is charged with the same 20 counts. If Martinez is convicted of all counts, he faces more than 100 years in prison, Cromer said. There were two juries hearing the case because Nieto's wife refused to testify To provide evidence as a witness, subject to an oath or affirmation, in order to establish a particular fact or set of facts. Court rules require witnesses to testify about the facts they know that are relevant to the determination of the outcome of the case. against him, Cromer said. The two men are charged in a January 1996 incident in which two armed men - one wearing a ski mask - entered an apartment in the 2000 block of Westwood Court about 1:30 or 1:45 a.m., apparently after following a man and two women from a Lancaster nightclub. Entering through an unlocked door, the intruders held the three - plus two other women and three men already at the apartment - for more than two hours. The intruders tied up the men and systematically raped the four women, then left with their victims' jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. and money. They fired a shot at one man, but he was not hit. Once the intruders left, the victims were able to free themselves and called 911. During Nieto's preliminary hearing in February 1996, one of the female victims identified Nieto in court by the tattoos on his front thighs. The tattoo tattoo, the marking of the skin with punctures into which pigment is rubbed. The word originates from the Tahitian tattau [to mark]. The term is sometimes extended to scarification, which consists of skin incisions into which irritants may be rubbed to produce on his left leg was of a skull with the words, ``Harbor Area The Harbor Area is the area along the Port of Los Angeles. It contains neighborhoods of Los Angeles (including Wilmington & San Pedro). Los Angeles City neighborhoods in the Harbor Area
A male victim also identified Nieto in court by a tattoo - a 2-inch spider on the left side of his neck. |
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