Kron4s Ella Sogomonian is live tonight ella you talked to a legal analyst who has been in the court room during the trial. Its been five years now that sierra lamars family has been left in the dark after she mysteriously disappeared now they could be just hours away from possible closure. Obviously the threshold question for this jury that needed to be decided was, is it possible that sierra lamar still be alive . one of many challenges a jury has had to face before making their decision in the kidnapping and murder trial of morgan hill teen sierra lamar. The fifteen year old went missing five years ago as she was walking to a bus stop to get to school. But because her body was never recovered, there wasnt a crime scene and a weapon wasnt found the jury could possibly find defendant Antolin Garcia torres innocent of murder. Steven clark, legal analyst and former prosecutor and that could explain why this jury came back quickly if they dont believe the prosecution was able to prove tha
No major hot spots. Bay less then 30 min from the mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. james a fiveyear saga for a bay area family is finally coming to an end. A verdict will be announced in the murder trial of sierra lamars accused killer today. The teen went missing near morgan hill back in 2012. Her body has never been found. Antolin Garcia Torres is charged with her murder. His lawyers claim sierra lamar is not dead, just missing. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. Kron fours Ella Sogomonian spoke with a legal expert who is closely monitoring this case. Obviously the threshold question for this jury that needed to be decided was, is it possible that sierra lamar still be alive . one of many challenges a jury has had to face before making their decision in the kidnapping and murder trial of morgan hill teen sierra lamar. The fifteen year old went missing five years ago as she was walking to a bus stop to get to school. But because her body was never recovered,
Wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. mark we are just two hours away from learning the fate of the man accused of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. darya a jury is set to announce their verdict at 9 00 this morning. Kron 4s will tran is live outside the court house in san jose this morning with the details. Will. will jurors in the sierra lamar murder trial have reached a verdict, Santa Clara County superior Court Officials announced this afternoon. The verdict will be read in court at 9 a. M. On tuesday at san joses Santa Clara Hall of justice. Antolin garciatorres, 26, pleaded not guilty to the murder of 15yearold sierra, who has not been seen or heard from since march 16, 2012, and to the attempted kidnappings of three women in safeway parking lots in 2009. If garciatorres is found guilty, the jurors will weigh the aggravating and mitigating factors and select between death and life without the possibility of parole. Both sides would be allowed to present evidence
We are grateful to the jurors for coming up with the right decision. Antolin Garcia Torres sat expressionless as he was found guilty of kidnapping and murder with special circumstances. A verdict that could put him on death row. This is a longtime coming. Its bittersweet. We dont have sierra thats the bittersweet part. There were no witnesses to connect antolin Garcia Torres to sierra lamars disappearance from this morgan hill crossroads. No evidence that he knew her. No murder weapon, or evidence of what happened to her body. Defense attorneys claimed that she was a runaway and is still alive. Prosecutors pinned their hopes on forensic evidence from her phone and purse, found nearby. The purse had her clothes inside. And there, they found the defendents d n a. He was arrested two months after her disappearance. And detetctives discovered her d n a and a strand of her hair in his car. That was enough for the jury of of six women and six men. They delivered their verdict after deliberat
Sierra lamar this is a longtime coming. Its bittersweet. We dont have sierra thats the bittersweet part. There were no witnesses to connect Antolin Garcia torres to sierra lamars disappearance from this morgan hill crossroads. No evidence that he knew her. No murder weapon, or evidence of what happened to her body. Defense attorneys claimed that she was a runaway and is still alive. Prosecutors pinned their hopes on forensic evidence from her phone and purse, found nearby. The purse had her clothes inside. And there, they found the defendents d n a. He was arrested two months after her disappearance. And detetctives discovered her d n a and a strand of her hair in his car. That was enough for the jury of of six women and six men. They delivered their verdict after deliberating for just two days. We now move immediately into the next phase, the penalty phase, where the jury will decide whether the defendent gets the Death Penalty or life without parole. That process begins next week. Wh