Confessed killer's sentencing continued until December

A confessed slayer came face-to-face with a juvenile tribunal justice successful the South Valley connected Tuesday.

The 16-year-old was expected to beryllium sentenced for shooting a beloved teacher during a burglary astatine his Dinuba location astir 1 twelvemonth ago.

The victim's household members showed up to marque their interaction statements - but near - inactive waiting for justice, arsenic the lawsuit was continued.

"Like the household is feeling, our bureau is feeling precise disappointed due to the fact that the household and friends of the unfortunate that came to springiness interaction statements and beryllium contiguous for the sentencing," said Erica Gonzalez with the Tulare County District Attorney's Office.

Gonzalez shared the feelings felt crossed a juvenile justness halfway courtroom Tuesday morning.

As the sentencing for the confessed slayer of Sergio Martin was continued, the justice besides referenced a study connected the sentencing proposal that was not submitted successful clip for the defence to review.

"The assigned lawyer couldn't beryllium present today, truthful different lawyer filled successful and requested that the substance beryllium continued truthful the assigned lawyer representing the insignificant could beryllium present," explained Gonzalez.

The justice besides referenced a study connected the sentencing proposal that was not submitted successful clip for the defence to review.

Nearly 2 twelve members of the victim's household showed up to springiness interaction statements.

"They are feeling precise disappointed, particularly the victim's mom. She feels that she wants the insignificant to beryllium sentenced truthful she tin commencement the healing process," Erica mentions.

Sergio was changeable to decease successful his Dinuba location backmost successful November of 2023.

The teen, who confessed to the murder, was seen connected surveillance video, arsenic described successful grounds fixed by the detectives.

Sergio's wallet was besides recovered successful the teen's backpack the time aft the murder.

"This is simply a unspeakable nonaccomplishment for the community. Sergio Martin was a beloved teacher, helium was a section educator, and this nonaccomplishment truly wounded the community... not conscionable his friends, family, but his students helium had galore students," expressed Erica.

The household was not acceptable to speech with america connected Tuesday.

But shared with Action News connected Monday that they were tense astir the sentencing for their loved one's killer.

"Hopefully we volition ne'er person to deliberation of him again. But we privation it to beryllium done, and we privation justness for my cousin. We privation it to beryllium the afloat maximum of 10 years," said Wendy, Sergio's cousin.

Now, they person to hold 2 much months.

The teen volition beryllium backmost successful tribunal connected December tenth for a contested proceeding and sentencing.

This means the defence and prosecution volition person the accidental to stock grounds and witnesser statements.

If helium gets the max sentence, helium could beryllium released erstwhile helium turns 25.

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