Murderer From Hacienda Heights Goes Free After DA Refuses To Move Case
LAPPL News Watch
August 17, 2021
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón has directed his Deputy DAs not to move any juveniles to adult court
A
convicted double murderer from Hacienda Heights is about to walk out of
prison over a technicality.
In April of 2006, along a flood canal near
Hacienda Blvd and Colima, 17-year-old Chris Murray and his buddies, who
were armed, confronted 15-year-old Christopher Trevizo and 17-year-old
Demetrius Flores over a marijuana deal gone bad - Flores’ 17-year-old
twin brother Damon was also there. LA County Sheriff’s Detective Steve
Blagg says Murray shot Trevizo in the head and Flores in the neck,
Flores died on the scene – Trevizo died 6-days later. Flores’ brother
was shot running away but faked his death until Murray and his
accomplices left the area. Blagg says within 24-hours Murray was
arrested.
In 2007, Murray was convicted in adult court for the murders
of Trevizo and Flores, and the attempted murder of Flores – Murray was
given 2 Life Without Parole Sentences for the murders, and 79 years to
life for the attempted murder. In 2009, Blagg says Murray’s attorneys
petitioned the court for resentencing, claiming the original sentences
were excessive. The motion sat in limbo for years.
In 2016, Proposition
57 made the ballot and passed, making it mandatory for juvenile cases to
be automatically adjudicated in juvenile court. The only exception
would be if the District Attorney of the presiding jurisdiction filed a
motion to transfer the case to adult court. Prop 57 would also be
retroactive, meaning previous cases could fall under the new law.
2 comments:
What a crock of shit.
Gascon is a committed lefty and thug hugger. The people of LA knew that and elected him anyway. Why the hell are they surprised when they actually got what they were promised?
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