Hands Off Cain
CALIFORNIA·DEATH PENALTY·APRIL 14, 2003·1 MIN READ

Orange County Superior Court Judge John Ryan followed...

Orange County Superior Court Judge John Ryan followed a jury's recommendation last month that Dung Trinh be sentenced to death

Orange County Superior Court Judge John Ryan followed a jury's recommendation last month that Dung Trinh be sentenced to death. 2 previous juries had deadlocked on whether Trinh, 47, should be sentenced to death or life in prison without the possibility of parole. Trinh, a former Vietnamese refugee, on Sept. 14, 1999, went on a shooting rampage that killed three hospital employees.. His mother had died at another hospital earlier that day and Trinh's lawyers said he blamed West Anaheim Medical Center for her death because she previously had been treated there. He killed nursing assistant Marlene Mustaffa, 60; pharmacist Vincent Rosetti, 50; and maintenance director Ronald Robertson, 50.
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  • (Sources: Associated Press)