Criminal
Dec. 9, 2021
Judge denies stipulation death row killer is disabled
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert Ito of Norwalk declined to adopt the stipulation, citing a lack of compelling evidence of the convicted killer’s disability.
A Superior Court judge has denied an LA district attorney's stipulation to commute a convicted killer's death sentence to life imprisonment in a case stretching back decades.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Roger Ito of Norwalk ruled Dec. 3 against the stipulation brought by the district attorney's office on behalf of Samuel Zamudio, 57, who was convicted in 1998 of...
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