Torrance gang leader weapons case postponed
No one seemed more annoyed about the delay in sentencing Ricky Sisneros than Sisneros himself. The hold-up seems to be new information received from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation by prosecutors regarding Sisneros' criminal history. Before the 47-year-old can be sentenced, a "priors trial" must be conducted to see if the convictions and prison record attributed to him are, indeed, accurate. The judge must take his history into consideration in deciding penalty - especially if any strikes are involved. The strike issue looks like it will be a point of contention when the two sides get to it at it's new time - next Friday, Jan. 30.
Torrance Superior Court Judge Steven Van Sicklen asked Sisneros if he agreed to the delay. "We're not gonna come back and have something else pop up?" Sisneros asked. He was convicted more than five months ago and now seems eager to know how long he'll spend behind bars. It's not clear what his maximum is for the 10 weapons and drugs convictions, but it did come out in court today that he has 15 convictions dating back to 1980. We had previously only reported on the three that we knew about.
Previously: Did you hear the one about the gang member, the journalist and a bunch of attorneys?
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Talk about a bureaucratic nightmare! Put this 10 time loser in prison, and throw away the key. Keep this loser off our streets! This is so typical of the court system in California. Ship this punk to Folsom State Prison on the next bus.
Big Mo
East Side Torrance
The Big Bad Wolf East Side Torrance say's send him to the pinta today and save the tax payers some money!