Criminal
Jun. 29, 2009
Northern District's First Capital Case Since 1948 Falls Short
A federal jury spared the life Friday of a man who had faced the death penalty for killing three people in a gang-related shooting spree in 2002.
By Laura Ernde and Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writers SAN FRANCISCO - A federal jury spared the life Friday of a man who had faced the death penalty for killing three people in a gang-related shooting spree in 2002. After two days of deliberations, jurors said Dennis Cyrus Jr., 25, should spend life in prison without parole. U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney must follow the jury's recommendation at sentencing Oct. 7. Cyrus' case was the...
Daily Journal Staff Writers SAN FRANCISCO - A federal jury spared the life Friday of a man who had faced the death penalty for killing three people in a gang-related shooting spree in 2002. After two days of deliberations, jurors said Dennis Cyrus Jr., 25, should spend life in prison without parole. U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney must follow the jury's recommendation at sentencing Oct. 7. Cyrus' case was the...
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