STATE v. CAZARES-MENDEZ

C052532CR; A136094.

227 P.3d 172 (2010)

233 Or. App. 310

STATE of Oregon, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jose Guadalupe CAZARES-MENDEZ, aka Leonardo Cruz-Casarez, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided January 27, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Casey, Danvers, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Janet A. Klapstein, Senior Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General.

Before HASELTON, Presiding Judge, and ARMSTRONG, Judge, and ROSENBLUM, Judge.


HASELTON, P.J.

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction and sentence of life without parole stemming from the burglary, robbery, and murder of Jessie Valero. After a jury trial in which the state sought the death penalty, defendant was convicted of seven counts as follows: two counts of aggravated murder, based on defendant's intentional killing of the victim to conceal the identity of the perpetrator of robbery (Count 1) and burglary (Count 2), ORS 163.095(2)(e...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases