BLOTTO BURGLAR COULD SLEEP IT OFF FOR 21.Byline: Don Holland Daily News Staff Writer An ex-convict who forced his way into a Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. home and then dozed off after holding the lone resident captive, pleaded guilty Monday to charges that could send him to prison for 21 years. In pleading Asking a court to grant relief. The formal presentation of claims and defenses by parties to a lawsuit. The specific papers by which the allegations of parties to a lawsuit are presented in proper form; specifically the complaint of a plaintiff and the answer of a defendant plus any guilty, Rafael Negrete Jorge García Negrete, aka Rafael Jorge Negrete, Mexican actor and tenor, studied in Mexico's National Conservatory with professor Enrique Jaso and later in Europe in Mozarteum and with the singing teacher Jean Pierre Blivet in France. Morales, 26, of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. earned a second strike under the state's ``three strikes, you're out'' sentencing law and could receive a minimum of 12 years, four months in prison when he is sentenced next month. ``It was a burglary, robbery and assault followed by an ill-timed nap,'' said Deputy District Attorney Ed Ulloa. Police say Morales barged into a home in the 2000 block of Caldwell Avenue on July 19 and claimed to have a weapon. He then demanded money from the sole resident. Morales, who had been visiting friends in the area and was apparently drunk, then tried to sexually assault the male resident, police said. The victim, who was held prisoner for about three hours, was not injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. . Fearing for his safety, he remained next to the dozing Morales until family members came home and held Morales for police. Morales, who has been in jail since his arrest, pleaded guilty to residential robbery, false imprisonment false imprisonment, complete restraint upon a person's liberty of movement without legal justification. Actual physical contact is not necessary; a show of authority or a threat of force is sufficient. The person falsely imprisoned may sue the offender for damages. and residential burglary. Two counts of assault with intent to commit sexual assault and one count of sexual battery are to be dismissed under the deal. In 1992 he was convicted in Los Angeles of robbery, earning him his first strike. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 21. |
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