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Orange County Woman Drops Baby from Parking Structure

Law Offices of William W. Bruzzo — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:49:00 GMT

The mother accused of dropping her baby off a parking structure was on medical hold during her arraignment. The Orange County Register reports that Sonia Hermosillo did not attend her court hearing. The seven month baby died August 24, 2011, from his injuries, prompting the DA to change the counts to murder and child assault causing death; both are felonies. The father of the child, Noe Medina described that his wife had been suffering from postpartum depression. She had been hospitalized in June, after she expressed that she did not want her son. The baby wore a helmet for his flat head syndrome and was receiving physical therapy at Children’s Hospital of Orange County. He also had a congenital problem that made his neck tilt to one side. The DA will argue the postpartum depression defense is not valid here.

No Executions for 5th year

Law Offices of William W. Bruzzo — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:36:00 GMT

The LA Times reported December 29th that California continues to sentence more prisoners to death than any other state, creating the countries most populous death row; 28 new prisoners were added in 2010. LA County alone sentenced as many as the lone star state of Texas. The state’s death chamber was idle for a fifth year, due to protracted legal challenges of lethal injection challenges, and a nationwide shortage on the key drug of the triumvirate cocktail used. Whether executions will resume will be decided by a federal judge early next year, who must decide whether the states newly revised lethal injection procedure is compliant with a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The controversy is expected to intensify with Governor Jerry Brown, who opposes capital punishment on moral grounds. Yet as a state, the majority of public opinion support capital punishment, most recently 64% favor. The last execution took place in California in January of 2006. In February 2006, a moratorium on lethal injection occurred, resulting from a decision made by US District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel, who blocked the execution of convicted murdered Michael Morales.

In California, the penal code allows for possible capital punishment for treason against the state of California, perjury causing execution of an innocent person, and murder in the first degree, with special circumstances.

Not a Halloween Prank

Law Offices of William W. Bruzzo — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:08:00 GMT

Police are investigating the cause of death of a woman whose body was found in a car. The vehicle was approached by officers after a call was received regarding an illegally parked car. Officers could see a leg under piles of clothes in the passenger seat. After breaking the window they discovered the body in a very advanced state of decomposition. The driver of the car stated that she had met the woman in the park and they become friends. The driver let the woman sleep in her car, and found her dead one morning. She did not contact police because she was afraid. The body was left in the passenger seat, and she got a box of baking soda to help with the smell. An autopsy revealed no signs of foul play and according to the driver the body had been in the car since December. The conditions in the vehicle had preserved the body and left it in a mummified state.

This is an ongoing story and late Monday, October 25, 2010, police identified the corpse as Signe Margit of Laguna Hills, Orange County, California.