Newsom nominates first Latina to California Supreme Court
Patricia Guerrero, a daughter of immigrants, would become the high court’s first Latina—significant in a state court system where Latinos are underrepresented.
Man’s conviction, death sentence upheld for deputy’s murder in Long Beach
Frank Christopher Gonzalez, now 41, was sentenced to death in May 2008, less than a month after being convicted of the first-degree murder and attempted robbery of Maria Rosa, who was gunned down about 6 a.m. on March 28, 2006.
State Supreme Court won’t review case of man convicted of girlfriend’s murder
The California Supreme Court refused to hear the case of a Long Beach man convicted of gunning down the mother of his three children in her Bellflower apartment.
State Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of man who stabbed ex-girlfriend 19 times
Ngounsay Keo—who is serving a 19-year-to-life state prison sentence—was convicted in November 2017 of second-degree murder.
State Supreme Court won’t hear appeal in homeless encampment mass killing
“The evidence was that both defendants took an active role in the commission of the murders,” the presiding justice wrote in the decision.
State supreme court won’t hear case of man convicted of 3 rapes
A Los Angeles jury found Samuel Alexander Vasquez guilty last year of three counts of forcible rape, two counts of kidnapping and one count each of forcible oral copulation and assault with a deadly weapon.
State Supreme Court won’t hear case involving murder of Long Beach man
The victim’s body was found inside an SUV that had been set on fire in Rancho Palos Verdes more than six years ago.
California Supreme Court Refuses to Review Case of Woman Convicted of Second-Degree Murder of 13-Year-Old
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to review a case against a woman convicted of murder after she dropped off a group of at least seven gang members, including her son, at a Long Beach park, where a 13-year-old boy was subsequently stabbed to death.