jurors recommended the death penalty...
jurors recommended the death penalty for a man who strangled a fellow jail inmate who had testified against him in a murder case.
jurors recommended the death penalty for a man who strangled a fellow jail inmate who had testified against him in a murder case.
The Los Angeles Superior Court panel deliberated nearly 5 days before deciding that Santiago Pineda, 25, should be put to death.
Pineda was convicted last month of killing 20-year-old Raul Tinajero, who had testified two weeks earlier that he saw Pineda kill another man with his car.
Tinajero's April 2004 slaying was 1 of 14 jail killings in Los Angeles County since 2000.
The county paid $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit by Tinajero's relatives, the 2nd-largest payout for an inmate death in county history.
Pineda still faces sentencing in the car murder, for which he was convicted last month.
The Los Angeles Superior Court panel deliberated nearly 5 days before deciding that Santiago Pineda, 25, should be put to death.
Pineda was convicted last month of killing 20-year-old Raul Tinajero, who had testified two weeks earlier that he saw Pineda kill another man with his car.
Tinajero's April 2004 slaying was 1 of 14 jail killings in Los Angeles County since 2000.
The county paid $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit by Tinajero's relatives, the 2nd-largest payout for an inmate death in county history.
Pineda still faces sentencing in the car murder, for which he was convicted last month.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Associated Press, 23/01/2007)