P. v. Ortez-Lucero CA3
An attempted home invasion robbery of a drug dealer in 2007 resulted in the shooting deaths of a young father and his infant son. In 2014, a jury found defendants Donald Ortez-Lucero and Christopher Strong guilty of two counts of murder with three special circumstances (murder in the commission of a burglary, murder in the commission of attempted robbery, and multiple murders), first degree burglary, and attempted robbery with firearm enhancements. The trial court sentenced Ortez-Lucero, the shooter, to two indeterminate sentences of life without the possibility of parole plus 25 years to life, plus a determinate term of 26 years. The court sentenced Strong to two indeterminate sentences of life without the possibility of parole, plus a determinate term of 36 years.
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