COURT GIVES 26-YEAR TERM TO MURDERER.Byline: Daily News A North Hollywood woman convicted of murdering her live-in companion was sentenced Friday to 26 years in state prison. Seated in a wheelchair wheel·chair or wheel chair n. A chair mounted on large wheels for the use of a sick or disabled person. wheelchair, n , Socorro Renteria, 58, asked Pasadena Superior Court Judge Teri Schwartz for leniency le·ni·en·cy n. pl. le·ni·en·cies 1. The condition or quality of being lenient. See Synonyms at mercy. 2. A lenient act. Noun 1. . She denied having anything to do with the shooting death of Abraham Arellanes, 44, in Burbank on Jan. 1, 1998. Schwartz, however, sentenced her to 25 years for the murder and one year for the use of a gun. Deputy District Attorney Ernie Norris said there was no question of Renteria's involvement in the execution-style slaying of Arellanes. The North Hollywood resident was Renteria's companion for 17 years. Police said the auto mechanic An auto mechanic or motor mechanic in Australian English is a mechanic who specialises in automobile maintenance, repair, and sometimes modification. A mechanic may be knowledgeable in working on all parts of a variety of car makes or may specialize either in a specific area had been convicted of misdemeanor misdemeanor, in law, a minor crime, in contrast to a felony. At common law a misdemeanor was a crime other than treason or a felony. Although it might be a grave offense, it did not affect the feudal bond or take away the offender's property. By the 19th cent. spousal spou·sal adj. 1. Of or relating to marriage; nuptial. 2. Of or relating to a spouse. n. Marriage; nuptials. Often used in the plural. abuse against Renteria. Prosecutors said Renteria drove Arellanes to an abandoned area of Burbank, near North Hollywood, and told him he was invited to a New Year's Eve party. When they arrived, Antonio Espinoza Ulloa, Renteria's boyfriend, and Martin Espino, Renteria's son, were waiting to kill Arellanes, prosecutors said. The trio chased Arellanes and fired at least 20 shots. Ulloa then allegedly cornered Arellanes in a driveway in the 1400 block of Clybourne Avenue and shot him in the head, Burbank police have said. Norris said the killing was planned for just after midnight so the New Year's noise would mask the gunfire. A warrant was issued for Ulloa, a Mexican Mexican named after or originating in Mexico. Mexican axolotl see ambystomamexicanum. Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum national. Both Renteria and her son were arrested on murder charges. |
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