PRESS RELEASE

Date: June 26, 2003
Case: People v. Paul Eugene Robinson
CONTACT:
Lana Wyant, Deputy District Attorney, (916) 874-5907

District Attorney Jan Scully announced today that Paul Eugene Robinson was sentenced to the maximum term of 65 years in state prison for five counts of sexual assault occurring in August 1994.

Paul Robinson's conviction is the first conviction in the State of California for a case based upon the filing of a "John Doe" warrant. This warrant identified the defendant through his DNA profile. In September 2000, Paul Robinson was identified as the individual named in the warrant through a "cold hit" in the California Department of Justice Convicted Offender Database.

In addition to the crimes for which the defendant was convicted, Paul Robinson was identified through other evidence, including DNA, to a series of sexual assaults that occurred in the Cal Expo area between 1993-1994.

The investigation in this case was the result of extensive work done by the Sacramento Police Department, the Sacramento Sheriff's Department, the Sacramento District Attorney's Crime Laboratory and the California Department of Justice Crime Laboratory.

Special recognition should be given to Sacramento Police Department Detective Pete Willover who diligently and effortlessly pursued the identification of the defendant in this case.

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