USA - California. A jury recommended James Ellis, be executed

A San Bernardino County jury recommended James Ellis, be executed for his role in a Nov. 23, 2009 double murder. His sentencing is slated for Jan. 27. Ellis, 28, Black, was convicted Oct. 3 of 2 counts of 1st-degree murder for the Nov. 23, 2009 killing of Ealy Davis, Jr., 28, and Shameka Reliford, 26. Ellis planned to rob Davis with 3 other men and a woman: Forrest Taylor, 29, sentenced May 14, 2013 to life without the possibility of parole; Sandra Smith, 36, sentenced Feb. 6, 2012 to 18 years in state prison; William Jacobs, 29, sentenced Feb. 19, 2016 to 13 years, 8 months; and Joseph Bowen, 21, sentenced Jan. 6, 2012 to probation for being an accessory after the fact.