BRIEFLY SON FOUND GUILTY IN 1980S MURDER.VAN NUYS - A Sun Valley man was convicted Wednesday of gunning down his father 18 years ago, but jurors were still deciding whether he also killed his stepmother and 8-year-old stepsister. Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Darlene Schempp accepted the partial verdict partial verdict n. in a criminal trial, when the jury finds the defendant guilty of one or more charges but not guilty of one or more other charges. (See: verdict) returned by the jury before excusing a juror juror n. any person who actually serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are chosen from various sources such as registered voters, automobile registration or telephone directories. who had a planned vacation, said Deputy District Attorney Shellie Samuels. The jurors, who had been deliberating since Friday, told the judge they reached a verdict on the charge that Robert M. Bloom Jr. murdered his father but not on the other murder charges. - City News Service Payment backed in Rampart cases A 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. city panel agreed Wednesday to a proposed $10.95 million settlement with 29 people as a result of the Rampart Division police corruption Police corruption is a specific form of police misconduct sometimes involving political corruption, and generally designed to gain a financial or political benefit for a police officer or officers in exchange for not pursuing, or selectively pursuing, an investigation or arrest. scandal. The city's claims board, created under the new City Charter, signed off on the settlement of false-imprisonment complaints from the 29, whose lawyer said they were sentenced to jail on falsified evidence Falsified evidence, forged evidence or tainted evidence is used to either convict an innocent person, or to guarantee conviction of a guilty person. Some evidence is forged because the person doing the forensic work finds it easier to fabricate evidence than to . The claims board is composed of representatives of the mayor, city attorney and the City Council. Action by the City Council's Budget and Finance Committee was delayed until next week, and then the full council will consider the proposal. - Daily News Oxnard man killed in confrontation OXNARD - A 22-year-old Oxnard man was shot to death early Wednesday as he tried to break into a car in the 400 block of Percy Street, authorities said. Richard Hinojosa died of a single shot from a 9 mm handgun to the back during a 12:30 a.m. confrontation with the vehicle's owner, officials said. The owner, whom authorities refused to identify, was questioned but not taken into custody. - Daily News Woman, 21, dies in area shooting SANTA PAULA Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. - A 21-year-old Santa Paula woman was killed and a 22-year-old Fillmore man was wounded Tuesday night in a shooting on Saticoy Street, officials said Wednesday. Joanna Orozco died at Santa Paula Memorial Hospital of multiple gunshot wounds to her chest and back, authorities said. Shane Longoria was treated for a shot that grazed graze 1 v. grazed, graz·ing, graz·es v.intr. 1. To feed on growing grasses and herbage. 2. Informal a. To eat a variety of appetizers as a full meal. his arm, officials said. Santa Paula police said they had not identified any suspects. - Daily News Probation revoked in abuse of woman A Van Nuys man was sentenced Wednesday to 389 days in jail for violating his probation by going to the home of an ex-girlfriend he had battered. Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Gregg Marcus sentenced Eligardo Rodriguez, 29, who pleaded no contest to accusations that he violated a restraining order restraining order: see injunction. and terms of probation in cases involving the same victim. Authorities said he previously was convicted of domestic battery and of violating a restraining order. - City News Service |
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