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Retrial Set for Sierra LaMar Murder Case | Oakland News
Antolin Garcia-Torres is back in court for a retrial after his life sentence for murdering 15-year-old Sierra LaMar was overturned by the California Court of Appeal—citing weak evidence and prosecutorial errors. After spending over a decade in prison, Garcia-Torres now faces another chance to defend himself as the retrial begins August 27. Prosecutors are determined to convict, but the court has imposed strict limits: they can’t claim the killing was premeditated or use prior kidnapping charges to build a pattern. The appellate court ruled those tactics were improper and prejudicial. The…
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