Judge Vacates Murder Convictions of 2 Men in Killing of San Clemente Boy
Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 6:37 pm
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Two men involved in the 1993 melee that killed a 17- year-old San Clemente boy had their murder convictions overturned May 5 by an Orange County Superior Court judge based on a new law prohibiting the convictions of defendants not directly involved in a murder. Rogelio Vasquez Solis, 45, and Saul Penuelas, 46, both had their second-degree murder convictions vacated by Orange County Superior Court Judge Cheri Pham. Instead, she re-sentenced the pair to 18 years in prison for assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, said Solis’ attorney, Randy Ladisky. Because both men have been behind bars for 29 years they are not expected to serve any more time. Solis was being held in Orange County Jail so it will take a week or so to process him out of the system and free him, Ladisky said. ...
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