Jean-Joseph Danger Le Chiffre formerly known as Patrick Joseph Sandoval appeared for a half-day hearing in 4
th Judicial District Court that revealed an alleged mother-son conspiracy culminating in the slaying of Gilbert Sandoval.
At some point before the killing, the defendant, a 55-year-old former attorney, legally changed his name to that of Bond’s foil in “Casino Royale,” Ian Fleming’s debut novel in the spy series, police said in explaining his unusual name.
Detectives alleged that Le Chiffre was angry after learning he had been cut out of his father’s will. Over the course of several months, he and Marcella Sandoval, 78, refined a plan for Le Chiffre to kill him and for his mother to claim she did it in self-defense, making her the beneficiary of his wealth, which she pledged to share with her son.
The judge made no decision Wednesday, saying he would issue a written ruling at a later date.
The Colorado Court of Appeals threw out Carrier’s appeal in June 2018, and the state Supreme Court turned down his request for review in September 2019, leaving him a narrowing window to reverse a punishment that could keep him behind bars for life what relatives of his victims call a fitting consequence for his crimes.
Parents who attended the hearing in person recounted how he leveraged his authority as a police officer to get away with the assaults, using goodwill and gifts to further earn victims’ trust.
The judge made no decision Wednesday, saying he would issue a written ruling at a later date.
The Colorado Court of Appeals threw out Carrier’s appeal in June 2018, and the state Supreme Court turned down his request for review in September 2019, leaving him a narrowing window to reverse a punishment that could keep him behind bars for life what relatives of his victims call a fitting consequence for his crimes.
Parents who attended the hearing in person recounted how he leveraged his authority as a police officer to get away with the assaults, using goodwill and gifts to further earn victims’ trust.