Tri-Valley Herald - 9 hrs 6 mins ago
HAYWARD — A 22-year-old Livermore woman has been sentenced to 11 years in state Prison for killing her newborn girl and dumping her in a trash can in August 2006.
Carmen Gil pleaded no contest to voluntary Manslaughter in a negotiated deal, according to her public defender, Graciela Estrada. Gil, who appeared for sentencing Tuesday morning in Judge Robert Kurtz's Hayward courtroom, had originally been charged with Murder.
Gil has been held at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin since her arrest. Her...
Contra Costa Times - 9 hrs 36 mins ago
Updated: 03/09/2010 06:59:24 PM PST HAYWARD — A 22-year-old Livermore woman has been sentenced to 11 years in state Prison for killing her newborn girl and dumping her in a trash can in August 2006. Carmen Gil pleaded no contest to voluntary Manslaughter in a negotiated deal, according to her public defender, Graciela Estrada. Gil, who appeared for sentencing Tuesday morning in Judge Robert Kurtz's Hayward courtroom, had originally been charged with Murder. Gil has been held at Santa...
Denver Post - 9 hrs 40 mins ago
A 16-year-old prosecutors called a known gang member was found guilty today of firing a gun at a group of boys on bicycles in Greeley last August. A 15-year-old Rene Garcia was hit in the mouth, but escaped fatal injury. The story was publicized nationally because Garcia was hit in such a way that he was able to spit the 22-caliber bullet from his mouth. A Weld County jury found Raul Rojas guilty on 24 counts, including seven counts each of attempted criminal Manslaughter, reckless endangerment...
