P. v. Thompson CA4/3
At the behest of a man who agreed to pay them $5,000, Thompson and his codefendants John Solis and Robert Sesma agreed to murder Vaudra “Butch” Nunley. As part of their murder plan, defendants lured Nunley to Solis’ house late one evening. Nunley arrived at the house with a companion named Rue Steele. When they entered Solis’ home, Sesma beat Steele to death, and Thompson severely beat Nunley. Defendants then loaded the victims into the trunk of a car and took them to Thompson’s house for burial. However, upon arrival, they discovered Nunley was not dead, so Sesma finished him off with a gunshot to the head. After that, defendants buried the victims in Thompson’s backyard and collected their bounty.
Following a joint jury trial, Thompson was convicted of two counts of first degree murder, conspiracy to commit first degree murder, kidnapping and aggravated assault. Sesma was convicted of first and second degree murder, conspiracy to commit second degree murder and kidnappin
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