Criminal
Dec. 23, 2016
Jury recommends death for serial killer who represented himself
One juror declared almost immediately after deliberations began that she couldn't support capital punishment, but then joined the rest of the panel in the unanimous verdict.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA — An Orange County jury recommended a death sentence Wednesday for a convicted sex offender who unsuccessfully defended himself against four first-degree murder charges.
Jurors had been deliberating the fate of Steven Dean Gordon since Tuesday afternoon. The forewoman told Superior Court Judge Patrick H. Donahue Wednesday morning that one juror declar...
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