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A Chino Hills man was sentenced to 12 years to life in prison Friday after being convicted of kidnapping and trying to kill his estranged wife.

On Feb. 17, 2006, Oscar Gonzalez, 46, hid in the trunk of his estranged wife's car while she was at work, then emerged and tried to strangle her with a rope, prosecutors said during his trial.

Maria del Rosario Gonzalez survived the attack after a Chino police officer saw her car run a stop sign and pulled it over.

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West Valley Superior Court Judge Michael Libutti sentenced Gonzalez to 7 years to life in prison for attempted murder, and 5 years for kidnapping.

The sentences will run consecutively. Gonzalez will be eligible for parole in about 7 years.

After about three hours of deliberations, a West Valley Superior Court jury found a Chino Hills man guilty of attempted murder this morning for a near-fatal attack on his estranged wife in 2006.

During the trial, prosecutors said Oscar Gonzalez, 46, hid in the trunk of his estranged wife's car while the woman was at work in a Chino factory, then emerged and tried to strangle her with a rope after she began driving.

Maria del Rosario Gonzalez survived the Feb. 17, 2006 attack after a Chino police officer saw her car run a stop sign following the attack.

Oscar Gonzalez faces a prison sentence of 15 years to life for the attempted murder conviction.

Jurors began deliberations this afternoon following closing arguments in the trial of a Chino Hills man accused of trying to strangle his estranged wife to death.

Oscar Gonzalez, 46, is accused of hiding in the trunk of his wife's car while she was at work in Chino, then emerging and strangling her with a rope after she began driving home.

Gonzalez's wife, Maria del Rosario Gonzalez, survived the Feb. 17, 2006 attack after a Chino police officer saw her car run a stop sign.

She was unconscious and close to death when police cut her free from the rope, according to prosecutors.

In her closing argument today at West Valley Superior Court, Deputy District Attorney Michele Daly called the attack "every woman's worst nightmare."

At the end of a Friday article on Oscar Gonzalez's attempted-murder trial, there was a brief mention of Gonzalez's defense attorney trying to call the prosecutor to the witness stand.

Robert Von Schlichting said he overheard Deputy District Attorney Michele Daly speaking to Gonzalez's wife Thursday about his possible line of questioning before Gonzalez's wife took the witness stand.

Under direct questioning from Von Schlichting that followed, Maria del Rosario Gonzalez appeared to waver when asked what she discussed with Daly before the hearing.

Von Schlichting apparently wanted to call Daly to the witness stand to verify that she and Gonzalez discussed the potential line of questioning, and thereby call into question Gonzalez's credibility as a witness.

Judge Michael Libutti denied Von Schlichting's request to call Daly to the witness stand.

Closing arguments are expected to be heard Tuesday in the trial of a Chino Hills man accused of trying to strangle his estranged wife to death in 2006.

Prosecutors say Oscar Gonzalez, 46, hid in his wife's car while the woman was at work, then emerged after she began driving home and tried to strangle her to death with a rope.

Maria del Rosario Gonzalez survived the attack after a Chino police officer saw the woman's car run a stop sign. Paramedics cut the woman free from the rope around her neck and revived her.

Today at West Valley Superior Court, a psychologist who examined Gonzalez last year testified briefly, as did Gonzalez's youngest daughter, Anabel Gonzalez.

A psychologist who analyzed a defendant currently on trial for attempted murder testified Thursday that she believes Oscar Gonzales is clinically depressed.

Annette Ermshar, the psychologist, said Gonzalez's mental condition may have hindered his ability to properly consider the consequences of his actions.

Gonzalez, 46, of Chino Hills is accused of trying to strangle his estranged wife to death in February 2006 after hiding in her car while she was working at her job in Chino.

During the trial, Gonzalez's defense attorney has been trying to show that his client's mental state had deteriorated because of grief over the separation.

The attorney, Robert Von Schlichting, has said that when Gonzalez confronted his wife the night of the attack, he didn't intend to kill her, only to coerce her into speaking to him by scaring her.

During testimony on Thursday, Ermshar said that when she spoke to him last year, Gonzalez said he thought about killing himself three to four times after his wife told him she wanted a divorce in late 2004.

The prosecution rested its case today in the trial of a Chino Hills man accused of trying to strangle his estranged wife to death.

Oscar Gonzalez, 46, is accused of hiding in the trunk of his wife's car while she was at work in Chino, then emerging and nearly strangling her to death with a rope after she began driving home.

Maria del Rosario Gonzalez survived the Feb. 17, 2006 attack after a Chino police officer saw her car run a stop sign and paramedics cut her free from the rope, prosecutors say.

On Thursday, the fourth day of testimony in West Valley Superior Court, Deputy District Attorney Michele Daly called to the witness stand the case's investigating officer, and a paramedic and doctor who treated the woman after the attack.

The rope that Oscar Gonzalez allegedly used to try to strangle his estranged wife two years ago was shown to jurors this morning in Gonzalez's attempted-murder trial in West Valley Superior Court.

The rope produced by the prosecutor was still tangled with strands of the woman's dark-colored hair, Chino police Sgt. William Covington testified.

The display of the rope was the most chilling moment in two hours of testimony Wednesday, the third day of testimony in Gonzalez's trial.

Gonzalez, 46, of Chino Hills, tried to strangle his wife to death in Chino on Feb. 17, 2006 after hiding in the woman's car, prosecutors say.

In two days on the witness stand this week, Oscar Gonzalez's wife described in excruciating detail a nighttime attack by her estranged husband that nearly resulted in her death.

At about 2 a.m. on Feb. 17, 2006, Maria del Rosario Gonzalez was driving home from her job at a Chino factory when in her rear-view mirror she saw a figure in the back seat of her car, she testified Monday in West Valley Superior Court.

It was Oscar Gonzalez, now 46, her husband of more than 20 years who she had separated from two years earlier.

After she pleaded with him unsuccessfully to leave her car, Oscar Gonzalez took out a rope, wrapped it around her neck and tightened it, she testified.

Oscar Gonzalez rejected a plea deal this morning in West Valley Superior Court, and as a result his attempted murder trial will proceed.

Gonzalez, 46, was originally charged in February 2006 with kidnapping and attempted murder for allegedly attacking his wife.

He was convicted by a jury of kidnapping, a felony, in November 2007. But the jury failed to reach a verdict on the attempted murder charge and a mistrial was declared. The district attorney's office refiled the attempted murder case.

Gonzalez's trial for attempted murder is expected to begin Monday in Judge Michael Libutti's courtroom.

Gonzalez was custody during this morning's hearing, wearing green jail clothing indicating that he is in protective custody.

Libutti told Gonzalez during the hearing that this morning would be he last opportunity to accept the plea offer, and he asked him directly whether he wanted to accept or reject the offer.

"I reject," Gonzalez said through a court interpreter.

After Gonzalez rejected the offer, Deputy District Attorney Michelle Daly told Libutti she expected the prosecution's portion of the case to take six to seven days.

Gonzalez's defense attorney, Robert Von Schlichting, told the judge he expected to take a maximum of three days for his defense.

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