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Criminal

May 23, 2002

Grandfather's Fate Lies In Jury's Hands, Again

SANTA ANA - For the third time in two years, the case of a grandfather accused of shooting a teen-ager in the head over a stolen Halloween decoration has gone to a jury - which must decide whether the slaying was an accident or murder.

        SANTA ANA - For the third time in two years, the case of a grandfather accused of shooting a teen-ager in the head over a stolen Halloween decoration has gone to a jury - which must decide whether the slaying was an accident or murder.
        Pete Solomona, 51, of Buena Park, has been tried twice in the 1999 death of Brandon Ketsdever, 17. A jury in 2000 convicted Solomona of secon...

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