Wilmington: January 2010 Archives
Came across this interesting 2nd District Court of Appeal opinion today. Without going into the details of the underlying robbery, the justices found that Westside Wilmas member Jacob Anthony Martinez was right that prosecutors did not prove his crime was gang-related. The decision knocked 10 years off his 23-year sentence. Here is the opinion.
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
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