CAMARILLO MAN FACES LIFE IN 3RD STRIKE CASE.Byline: Grace Lee Staff Writer VENTURA - A 49-year-old Camarillo man could face 25 years to life in prison if convicted of fondling two girls at a Moorpark pharmacy because prosecutors contend a conviction would be his ``third strike.'' Anthony Lorenzini is accused of fondling the 10- and 11-year-old girls on separate occasions last month at Longs Drugs Longs Drugs (NYSE: LDG) is a pharmacy chain store located in the West Coast of the United States. It was founded in 1938 by brothers Thomas and Joseph Long (son-in-law of Marion Barton Skaggs, co-founder of Safeway Inc.), with their first store in Oakland, California. . Lorenzini, who has been released on $100,000 bail, pleaded not guilty this month to lewd conduct charges. ``Someone who preys upon underage victims in public is the type of offender offender n. an accused defendant in a criminal case or one convicted of a crime. (See: defendant, accused) that this society should be concerned about,'' said prosecutor prosecutor Government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution. In some countries (France, Japan), public prosecution is carried out by a single office. In the U.S., states and counties have their own prosecutors. Rameen Minoui. Minoui contends the lewd conduct charges should be considered ``three strikes, you're out'' cases under the state's sentencing laws because he was convicted in 1988 of 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. and attempted robbery. Defense attorney Chuck Samonsky argued in an interview Tuesday that the prior convictions should not be considered two separate strikes. He said the crimes occurred during a single incident 15 years ago, when Lorenzini hit a woman with a 14-inch ax handle while trying to rob her. ``He was trying to knock free her purse, but she fell and broke her hand bone,'' he said. Samonsky argued that a sentence of 25 years to life is too severe if his client is convicted, saying the charges are based on ``some very light touching alleged in a drugstore,'' he said. ``I hope the court will offer something more commensurate com·men·su·rate adj. 1. Of the same size, extent, or duration as another. 2. Corresponding in size or degree; proportionate: a salary commensurate with my performance. 3. with the act charged, rather than the singular event 15 years ago, when my client was under the influence of cocaine cocaine (kōkān`, kō`kān), alkaloid drug derived from the leaves of the coca shrub. A commonly abused illegal drug, cocaine has limited medical uses, most often in surgical applications that take advantage of the fact that, in ,'' he said. ``He has since kicked the habit.'' |
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