BRIEFLY : MAN, 19, GETS LIFE IN '97 SLAYING CASE.VENTURA - A 19-year-old Casitas Springs man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for gunning down a Ventura restaurateur res·tau·ra·teur also res·tau·ran·teur n. The manager or owner of a restaurant. [French, from restaurer, to restore; see restaurant. last summer. The life sentence was the only choice facing Superior Court Judge Vincent O'Neil after William David Hampton David Hampton (1964-2003) was an African-American con artist who gained infamy in the 1980s after bilking a group of wealthy Manhattanites out of thousands of dollars by convincing them he was Sidney Poitier's son. gave up his right to a jury trial and allowed the judge to render a verdict based on an earlier preliminary hearing transcript. ``Mr. Hampton was desirous de·sir·ous adj. Having or expressing desire; desiring: Both sides were desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem. de·sir of pleading guilty,'' said Deputy Public Defender public defender, governmental official who represents indigent persons accused of crime. U.S. Supreme Court decisions expanding the right to counsel to pretrial proceedings and holding that a person cannot be sentenced to even one day in jail unless a lawyer was Robert Willey, who suggested the court trial rather than a guilty plea. ``He expressed remorse, he acknowledged responsibility for what he had done. He wished it could go back. He also acknowledged he knew he was going to prison for the rest of his life and that was what he deserved for what he had done.'' Hampton was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted kidnapping, residential burglary, assault with a stun gun and 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. in the June 13 killing of Felipe Arambula, a Ventura restaurant owner. - Daily News |
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