USA - California. Judge Raul A. Sahagun formally sentenced Joseph Mercado to death
USA - California. Judge Raul A. Sahagun formally sentenced Joseph Mercado to death
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Superior Court Judge Raul A. Sahagun formally sentenced Joseph Mercado, 32, Hispanic, to death. Mercado was convicted of 1st-degree murder for the May 6, 2010, killings of his ex-girlfriend, Serena Tarin, 23, and her father, Alfredo Tarin, 53, and 19-year-old brother, Alfred "A.D." Tarin. The same jury recommended on Nov. 20 (see) that he be sentenced to death. Just before being sentenced, Mercado apologized to the victims' wife and mother.
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- (Source: mynewsla.com, 29/01/2016)
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