BRIEFLY JURY GETS THE CASE OF RUN-OVER DEATH.Jurors got the murder case Thursday of a woman accused of waiting until a 65-year-old Latino came out of a Van Nuys bagel shop to run over him repeatedly, then casually remarking that he was ``road kill.'' The attorney for Marie-Elise West, 39, argued that her bipolar client was in the middle of a manic episode manic episode Psychiatry A period characterized by a persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood, with ↑ energy, ↓ sleep, distractibility, impaired judgement, grandiosity, flights of ideas, and so on, most often affecting Pts < age 25; MEs and was not sane at the time. But Deputy District Attorney John Ramseyer told jurors the killing of Jesus Plascencia, which occurred about 4 a.m. on Sept. 1, 2000, was a premeditated pre·med·i·tat·ed adj. Characterized by deliberate purpose, previous consideration, and some degree of planning: a premeditated crime. hate crime. Ramseyer said West, a Hermosa Beach Hermosa Beach (hûrmō`sə), city (1990 pop. 18,219), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1907. It is a residential suburb and a popular resort noted for its fine, sandy beaches and excellent surf. resident, was ``lying in wait'' for Plascencia and drove over him several times outside the Western Bagel shop in Van Nuys. - City News Service Verdicts in twin murders upheld A Reseda man's convictions for murdering his Emmy-winning father and strangling his own girlfriend were upheld Thursday. A three-justice panel from the 2nd District Court of Appeal in 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. rejected Matthew Marky's claim that he should have been tried separately for each killing. Marky, now 35, was convicted of first-degree murder for the Aug. 5, 2001, slaying of Maria Ruiz, and second-degree murder for the shooting death of his father, William Marky, later the same day. The elder Marky won an Emmy in 1982 for sound mixing for the TV show ``Hill Street Blues.'' - City News Service Woman hit by car expected to live GLENDALE- A woman hit by a car and dragged 25 feet is expected to survive, police said Thursday. Sofia Paylozyan-Wojtowicz, 56, of Glendale is in critical condition at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, but her injuries are not life- threatening, said Glendale Sgt. Tom Lorenz. The Glendale woman walked out onto the street Wednesday in the 1300 block of East Maple when she was hit by a truck. She was attempting to cross the street midblock where there is no crosswalk. ``She's a very lucky woman to survive such an accident,'' Lorenz said. Police said it appears the driver of the vehicle, Ruben Ahumada, 68, did not violate the law. - Daily News Bus, train passes available online Commuters and other travelers will be able to buy Metro bus or train monthly transit passes or EZ Transit Passes online beginning Dec. 1, officials said. Online orders must be placed by the middle of the month to ensure delivery by the first of the next month. EZ Transit Passes cost slightly more than the monthly passes, but can be used on most other major bus services in Los Angeles. To order a pass, customers should go to the MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. Web site at www.metro.net/passes and click on either Metro Pass or Regional Pass. - City News Service Gates' son admits drug possession The 48-year-old son of former Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates Daryl F. Gates was the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1978 until 1992. Early life Daryl Francis Gates was born to a Mormon mother and a Catholic father in the Highland Park district of Los Angeles on August 30, 1926; the family soon relocated to pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge of possession of cocaine and a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. The charges against Lowell Gates stemmed from his Oct. 10 arrest in Lakewood. Bellflower bellflower, in botany bellflower or bluebell, name commonly used as a comprehensive term for members of the Campanulaceae, a family of chiefly herbaceous annuals or perennials of wide distribution, characteristically found on dry Superior Court Judge Leland H. Tipton ordered him to serve three years on probation, complete a drug and alcohol program and pay a $390 fine plus penalty assessments, said Deputy District Attorney Jared Moses. Gates' driver's license Noun 1. driver's license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle driver's licence, driving licence, driving license license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something also was restricted for 90 days. - City News Service Rapper's lawyer, police negotiate SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. - Detectives were negotiating the surrender of rapper Young Buck, who is wanted on suspicion of stabbing a man at the Vibe Awards, Santa Monica police said Thursday. Lt. Frank Fabrega said detectives had been in contact with Scott Leemon, an attorney representing the rapper, but had not yet reached an agreement. ``We're encouraging him to surrender,'' Fabrega said. Leemon, a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of attorney, issued a press release saying Young Buck, whose real name is David Darnell Brown, would ``surrender in the near future and then be released on bail.'' - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. |
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