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Jury selection begins for David Leroy Lucero Jr

On July 6, 2022, prosecutor Patrick Espinoza released a statement: "Geragos law firm is no longer representing Lucero. Public Defender is now representing Lucero. Most recently, Judge Goldstein held a hearing and found Lucero competent. The Public Defender has filed a writ in the 4th District Court of Appeals contesting the finding." Defendant David Lucero Jr. continues to be held in custody, without ever having a jury trial, more than twelve years after his mother's death.
— July 6, 2022 9:20 a.m.

A tearful confession in Oceanside

Honorable judge Robert Kearney is hearing this jury trial, and he agreed with defense to suppress the prior criminal record of the defendant, from another State. Local cops were able to find this suspect because Reid allegedly left DNA at the scene, and when that DNA was inserted into a nationwide database, they got a match. Prosecution will continue their case against Reid next week, and then defense is expected to start their case on Wednesday. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2022/j…
— June 24, 2022 9:03 a.m.

A tearful confession in Oceanside

A jury of 5 men and 7 women was seated this morning, before Hon. judge Robert Kearney in San Diego’s North County Superior courthouse in Vista, California. The trial is expected to last less than 2 weeks. Defendant Carey Lamont Reid Jr. still has a sweet, baby face but he is looking larger and bulkier since his arrest almost four years ago. He does not appear so thin and small, not as childlike as when he first appeared in court.
— June 22, 2022 7:02 p.m.

Weldon McDavid shot Greg Mulvihill on secluded dirt path in Carlsbad

After a hearing this morning, June 22, 2022, it appears that Diana Lovejoy, now 49, will be back in court attempting to overturn her conviction, or at least shorten her California prison sentence. Hon. judge Sim von Kalinowski, who heard the trial, heard from attorneys today, Lovejoy remains in California’s women prison in Chowchilla. On September 30, 2018, the California Legislature passed new laws which became effective January 1, 2019. Prior to Senate Bill No. 1437, defendants could be charged with murder even if they were not the actual killer. The new law is intended to keep those defendants from being charged with murder, and legislators further passed 1170.95 so that defendants who were already convicted of murder could have their convictions vacated, if that person was not the actual killer. Diana Lovejoy was not the actual shooter, it was her lover and gun instructor Weldon McDavid who actually shot Diana’s husband in the torso. They were both convicted of conspiracy and attempted murder. She got 26 years to life and he got 50 years to life, Lovejoy was 45 and McDavid was 50 when they were sentenced in January 2018. Also, the 4th district court of appeals made several rulings, starting in 2018, that deal with conspiracy to commit murder; the appeals court found that conspiracy does not qualify as a crime of violence for purposes of sentencing enhancement guidelines. That court declared that conspiracy to commit murder is not a crime of violence because an attempt to commit murder does not invariably require use of force or threat of force. The California Inmate Locator website states that Lovejoy is currently eligible for parole in May 2033.
— June 22, 2022 6:16 p.m.

Case of alleged assassin and cheating wife with jury

After a hearing this morning, June 22, 2022, it appears that Diana Lovejoy, now 49, will be back in court attempting to overturn her conviction, or at least shorten her California prison sentence. Hon. judge Sim von Kalinowski, who heard the trial, heard from attorneys today, Lovejoy remains in California’s women prison in Chowchilla. On September 30, 2018, the California Legislature passed new laws which became effective January 1, 2019. Prior to Senate Bill No. 1437, defendants could be charged with murder even if they were not the actual killer. The new law is intended to keep those defendants from being charged with murder, and legislators further passed 1170.95 so that defendants who were already convicted of murder could have their convictions vacated, if that person was not the actual killer. Diana Lovejoy was not the actual shooter, it was her lover and gun instructor Weldon McDavid who actually shot Diana’s husband in the torso. They were both convicted of conspiracy and attempted murder. She got 26 years to life and he got 50 years to life, Lovejoy was 45 and McDavid was 50 when they were sentenced in January 2018. Also, the 4th district court of appeals made several rulings, starting in 2018, that deal with conspiracy to commit murder; the appeals court found that conspiracy does not qualify as a crime of violence for purposes of sentencing enhancement guidelines. That court declared that conspiracy to commit murder is not a crime of violence because an attempt to commit murder does not invariably require use of force or threat of force. The California Inmate Locator website states that Lovejoy is currently eligible for parole in May 2033.
— June 22, 2022 6:15 p.m.

Case of the new-moon shooter

After a hearing this morning, June 22, 2022, it appears that Diana Lovejoy, now 49, will be back in court attempting to overturn her conviction, or at least shorten her California prison sentence. Hon. judge Sim von Kalinowski, who heard the trial, heard from attorneys today, Lovejoy remains in California’s women prison in Chowchilla. On September 30, 2018, the California Legislature passed new laws which became effective January 1, 2019. Prior to Senate Bill No. 1437, defendants could be charged with murder even if they were not the actual killer. The new law is intended to keep those defendants from being charged with murder, and legislators further passed 1170.95 so that defendants who were already convicted of murder could have their convictions vacated, if that person was not the actual killer. Diana Lovejoy was not the actual shooter, it was her lover and gun instructor Weldon McDavid who actually shot Diana’s husband in the torso. They were both convicted of conspiracy and attempted murder. She got 26 years to life and he got 50 years to life, Lovejoy was 45 and McDavid was 50 when they were sentenced in January 2018. Also, the 4th district court of appeals made several rulings, starting in 2018, that deal with conspiracy to commit murder; the appeals court found that conspiracy does not qualify as a crime of violence for purposes of sentencing enhancement guidelines. That court declared that conspiracy to commit murder is not a crime of violence because an attempt to commit murder does not invariably require use of force or threat of force. The California Inmate Locator website states that Lovejoy is currently eligible for parole in May 2033.
— June 22, 2022 6:15 p.m.

Lovejoy and McDavid guilty of attempted murder

After a hearing this morning, June 22, 2022, it appears that Diana Lovejoy, now 49, will be back in court attempting to overturn her conviction, or at least shorten her California prison sentence. Hon. judge Sim von Kalinowski, who heard the trial, heard from attorneys today, Lovejoy remains in California’s women prison in Chowchilla. On September 30, 2018, the California Legislature passed new laws which became effective January 1, 2019. Prior to Senate Bill No. 1437, defendants could be charged with murder even if they were not the actual killer. The new law is intended to keep those defendants from being charged with murder, and legislators further passed 1170.95 so that defendants who were already convicted of murder could have their convictions vacated, if that person was not the actual killer. Diana Lovejoy was not the actual shooter, it was her lover and gun instructor Weldon McDavid who actually shot Diana’s husband in the torso. They were both convicted of conspiracy and attempted murder. She got 26 years to life and he got 50 years to life, Lovejoy was 45 and McDavid was 50 when they were sentenced in January 2018. Also, the 4th district court of appeals made several rulings, starting in 2018, that deal with conspiracy to commit murder; the appeals court found that conspiracy does not qualify as a crime of violence for purposes of sentencing enhancement guidelines. That court declared that conspiracy to commit murder is not a crime of violence because an attempt to commit murder does not invariably require use of force or threat of force. The California Inmate Locator website states that Lovejoy is currently eligible for parole in May 2033.
— June 22, 2022 6:14 p.m.

Lovejoy and McDavid plead innocence before prison

After a hearing this morning, June 22, 2022, it appears that Diana Lovejoy, now 49, will be back in court attempting to overturn her conviction, or at least shorten her California prison sentence. Hon. judge Sim von Kalinowski, who heard the trial, heard from attorneys today, Lovejoy remains in California’s women prison in Chowchilla. On September 30, 2018, the California Legislature passed new laws which became effective January 1, 2019. Prior to Senate Bill No. 1437, defendants could be charged with murder even if they were not the actual killer. The new law is intended to keep those defendants from being charged with murder, and legislators further passed 1170.95 so that defendants who were already convicted of murder could have their convictions vacated, if that person was not the actual killer. Diana Lovejoy was not the actual shooter, it was her lover and gun instructor Weldon McDavid who actually shot Diana’s husband in the torso. They were both convicted of conspiracy and attempted murder. She got 26 years to life and he got 50 years to life, Lovejoy was 45 and McDavid was 50 when they were sentenced in January 2018. Also, the 4th district court of appeals made several rulings, starting in 2018, that deal with conspiracy to commit murder; the appeals court found that conspiracy does not qualify as a crime of violence for purposes of sentencing enhancement guidelines. That court declared that conspiracy to commit murder is not a crime of violence because an attempt to commit murder does not invariably require use of force or threat of force. The California Inmate Locator website states that Lovejoy is currently eligible for parole in May 2033.
— June 22, 2022 6:14 p.m.

Devil in details of Carlsbad divorce case

After a hearing this morning, June 22, 2022, it appears that Diana Lovejoy, now 49, will be back in court attempting to overturn her conviction, or at least shorten her California prison sentence. Hon. judge Sim von Kalinowski, who heard the trial, heard from attorneys today, Lovejoy remains in California’s women prison in Chowchilla. On September 30, 2018, the California Legislature passed new laws which became effective January 1, 2019. Prior to Senate Bill No. 1437, defendants could be charged with murder even if they were not the actual killer. The new law is intended to keep those defendants from being charged with murder, and legislators further passed 1170.95 so that defendants who were already convicted of murder could have their convictions vacated, if that person was not the actual killer. Diana Lovejoy was not the actual shooter, it was her lover and gun instructor Weldon McDavid who actually shot Diana’s husband in the torso. They were both convicted of conspiracy and attempted murder. She got 26 years to life and he got 50 years to life, Lovejoy was 45 and McDavid was 50 when they were sentenced in January 2018. Also, the 4th district court of appeals made several rulings, starting in 2018, that deal with conspiracy to commit murder; the appeals court found that conspiracy does not qualify as a crime of violence for purposes of sentencing enhancement guidelines. That court declared that conspiracy to commit murder is not a crime of violence because an attempt to commit murder does not invariably require use of force or threat of force. The California Inmate Locator website states that Lovejoy is currently eligible for parole in May 2033.
— June 22, 2022 6:13 p.m.

Ex-Marine accused of killing Oceanside neighbor in broad daylight

The morning of June 17, 2022, convicted murderer Eduardo Arriola heard a "victim impact statement" from Devon Rideout's mother and one of her Marine co-workers. The emotional statements remembered the goodness of the young woman who was killed, and begged the court for the maximum possible sentence for her killer. Prosecutor Keith Watanabe released a statement, "We were not able to officially complete the sentencing because probation had not completed their report. So the new sentencing date will be August 5, at 9:00 am." In San Diego's North County Superior courthouse in Vista, California, department 23, before Honorable judge Judge Mok. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2022/j…
— June 20, 2022 9:24 a.m.

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