AG, DA ask California Supreme Court to review Sierra LaMar murder case
The state says the court could reinstate Antolin Garcia-Torres’s murder conviction after a judge found trial errors involving unrelated kidnapping cases.
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California attorney general asks Supreme Court to review overturned Sierra LaMar murder conviction
The California attorney general has requested the state Supreme Court to review a judge's decision that overturned the murder conviction of Antolin Garcia-Torres in the 2012 disappearance of Sierra LaMar.
AG, DA ask California Supreme Court to review Sierra LaMar murder case
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- District attorneys from counties across California and the Attorney General's Office are urging the California Supreme Court to review a murder conviction reversal for the man who was previously found guilty of kidnapping and murdering 15-year-old Sierra LaMar in Morgan Hill. During his high-profile 2017 trial in Santa Clara County, jurors found Antolin Garcia-Torres guilty of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to s…
Attorney general requests review of overturned Sierra LaMar murder conviction
A notorious South Bay murder case may get a second look after the conviction was tossed out earlier this year. The California Attorney General’s Office is now asking the state Supreme Court for a review of a judge’s decision earlier this year to overturn a conviction in the 2012 disappearance of Sierra LaMar. The 15-year-old vanished on her way to school in Morgan Hill and her body was never found. In June 2017, Antolin Garcia-Torres was sentenc…
The California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) asked the California Supreme Court to review the appeal ruling that overturned the 15-year prison sentence of Antolín García Torres, who was found guilty of the kidnapping and murder of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar in Morgan Hill. CDAA stated that this revocation of sentence raises concerns about confidence in jury verdicts and how criminal cases could be handled across California in the future. “…
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