voluntary manslaughter

February 21February 21
Woman Who Gunned Down Spouse in Hemet Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison
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A 43-year-old woman who gunned down her husband at their Hemet home and then attempted to make a run for the border was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in state prison. Beatriz Navarrete Torres pleaded guilty earlier this month during a hearing at the Banning Justice Center, admitting one count of voluntary manslaughter and a […]
January 10January 10
Indio Man Convicted of Manslaughter in 2014 Stabbing To Be Sentenced
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One of three people convicted in connection to the fatal stabbing of a 57-year-old man in the eastern Coachella Valley almost six years ago is scheduled to be sentenced Friday. Indio resident Raymond Anthony Lopez, 28, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in March 2019, almost five years after Arthur Felix Candelaria was found stabbed in […]
October 15October 15
Charges Dismissed in Desert Hot Springs Teen’s 1996 Slaying Case
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At the request of the prosecution, a voluntary manslaughter charge was dismissed Monday against a man accused of gunning down a Desert Hot Springs teen more than two decades ago. The District Attorney’s Office could not immediately be reached for comment on dropping the case against Joseph Ray Messer, who has maintained the July 27, […]

Woman Who Gunned Down Spouse in Hemet Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison