Garden Grove, Orange County - Orange County man, Jose Najera Jr. of Garden Grove will face trial for allegedly murdering his parents. It is alleged that Najera had a plot to stab his parents and take their money from their savings. His high school friend Gerald Johnson was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The two of them had planned to take Najera's parents money that they had taken out of their savings account in anticipation to Y2K. Najera left his parents window open so that Johnson could enter the house. After stabbings it is alleged that Najera called 911 and pretended he had no knowledge of the murders. DNA left at the scene tied him to the murders.
Murder is considered one of the most serious crimes in the State of California and the charge comes with serious punishments. Murder is defined in the California Penal Code section 187. It is the unlawful killing of another. There are two kinds of murder: first degree murder and second-degree murder. The individual fact of a person's case decides whether they are charged with either first or second degree murder. The punishments for first degree murder are death, life in prison without parole or a prison sentence of 25 years to life. The punishment for murder in the second degree is 15 years to life in prison.
Being convicted of first or second degree murder is a serious charge. The punishments for murder can change a person's whole life. It is imperative to a person's case that the hire an experienced Orange County criminal defense lawyer or a skilled Santa Ana murder defense attorney to help you defend your murder charge.
How will a skilled Santa Ana criminal defense lawyer or an Orange County murder defense attorney help you?
Murder is a serious charge and it requires an attorney that has had experience representing clients in their murder charges and serious felony charges. At the Law Office of Michael Guisti we have spent years successfully defending clients from Orange County, Los Angeles County, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Fullerton, Huntington Beach and many other Southern California cities in first degree murder, second degree murder, attempted murder, homicide or manslaughter or other violent crimes and appeals and habeaus corpus.
If you or a loved one is facing a crime like murder, homicide, manslaughter, attempted murder, or any other criminal defense charge like domestic violence, assault, battery, theft crimes, or a drug crime charge contact our Orange County criminal defense attorney today. Call our office at (714) 530-9690 or visit our website at www.topcalifornialawyer.com.
