Closing arguments set in trial for prostitute's killing
RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Testimony concluded today in the trial for two Pomona men charged with murdering a prostitute in 2008 at an Ontario hotel.
Attorneys are set to give closing arguments Wednesday in West Valley Superior Court. After the arguments, a jury of 10 women and two men will begin deliberating.
Matthew James McClane, 29, is accused of shooting and killing Kimberly Michelle Sum during a botched robbery attempt on Dec. 19, 2008 at the Hotel Indigo.
Sum's alleged former pimp, 31-year-old Larry Darnell Shyne, is accused of setting up Sum's robbery and acting as getaway driver for McClane another robber.
Two witnesses testified today before the prosecution rested its case: a medical examiner who performed Sum's autopsy, and Ontario police Detective Jeffrey Wentz, the lead detective in the murder investigation.
After the prosecution rested, attorneys for McClane and Shyne declined to call any witnesses to testify in their clients' defense.
Shyne's attorney, David Call, said he opted not to call Shyne to the witness stand because if Shyne testified, prosecutors could question him about his activities as a pimp, leading to possible prosecutions for additional crimes.
"It's a lose-lose situation," Call said.
The third man charged in the case, Donald Ray Walker, agreed to testify against his co-defendants as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors that carries a 17-year prison sentence.
If convicted, McClane faces a sentence of more than 75 years to life, and Shyne faces more than 50 years to life.
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