Posted on 09/26/2013 7:56:10 PM PDT by artichokegrower
A 22-year-old gang member - who reportedly flashed gang signs at the victim's parents when he was convicted of murdering their 14-year-old son - has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.
A jury had found Rony Aguilera guilty on July 3 in the gang-motivated sword attack and robbery on Ivan Miranda, a slaying he later boasted about during a secretly recorded conversation with a government informant.
During the trial, Aguilera twice flashed signs at the victim's family - once as he was being led from the courtroom after he was convicted - prosecutors said. His attorney, David Simerly, said his client simply was acknowledging the presence of a police officer.
Aguilera was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison by San Francisco Judge Harold Kahn.
The July 31, 2008, slaying threw a spotlight on the city's now-abandoned practice of giving juvenile felons sanctuary from possible deportation.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
A jury had found Rony Aguilera guilty on July 3 in the gang-motivated sword attack and robbery on Ivan Miranda, a slaying he later boasted about during a secretly recorded conversation with a government informant.
During the trial, Aguilera twice flashed signs at the victim's family - once as he was being led from the courtroom after he was convicted - prosecutors said. His attorney, David Simerly, said his client simply was acknowledging the presence of a police officer.
Aguilera was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison by San Francisco Judge Harold Kahn.
The July 31, 2008, slaying threw a spotlight on the city's now-abandoned practice of giving juvenile felons sanctuary from possible deportation."
California is a sanctuary state. It's a wonder that Jerry Brown is able to sign bills in that his hands are so wet with the blood of Americans killed by illegal aliens.
Don’t worry - he’ll be out in 10 years to terrorize the rest of the family ....
40 years to life? what’s that going to turn into, 10 years?
I wish somehow we could declare war on the youth gangs.
The gangs are at war with civilized society, and all of the values we live by.
The gangs have no reedeming social value. The gangs are a menace to society.
But, apparently its impossible within our legal system to deal with them. So we are shocked again and again at gang shootings, but we are unable to take out the gang members before they kill again.
Months. Probably a future San Francisco Alcalde.
40 years to life? what’s that going to turn into, 10 years?
No this is California, with judges demanding prisoners be released because of over crowding he’ll be out with his homies in no time.
Not just a gang member, but a member of MS-13, and one who had avoided deportation because of San Francisco’s “sanctuary law”.
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Suspect-in-boy-s-slaying-avoided-deportation-3185379.php
I pray he does the full 40 years.
Declare them to be domestic terrorists and send in the military to take them out. This should have been done back in the 80s. As terrorists, screw them all and kill them all.
He’ll get out of prison just in time to start drawing Social Security.
He should have been sentenced to death, then immediately taken out and shot.
Yikes... Very tardy... Sword Ping!
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