USA - California. Israel Ramirez Guardado sentenced to death

Riverside County Superior Court Judge Anthony Villalobos sentenced Israel Ramirez Guardado to death. Judge Villalobos reaffirmed the December 10, 2019 sentencing recommendation made by the same jury that convicted Guardado.
Guardado, 38, was convicted Dec. 2 of first-degree murder for the Jan. 26, 2018, attack on his 61-year-old mother, Francisca Ramirez, over what prosecutors said was a disagreement over custody of her son’s oldest daughter.
Guardado acted as his own attorney during the trial, telling jurors repeatedly that he would accept whatever decision they made regarding his guilt and punishment.

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