CASE OF INTEREST

DATE: October 8, 2003
CASE: Adonis Rose
CONTACT: Scott Triplett, Deputy District Attorney
Adult Sexual Assault Prosecution, (916) 874-8767

Deputy District Attorney Jan Scully announced that on October 3, 2003, the Honorable Raymond Cadei sentenced Adonis Rose to 33 years-to-life in prison for a sexual assault that occurred last January.

On January 18, 2003, at approximately 5:45 a.m., the victim was walking along Riverside Boulevard, approaching Broadway, when she was attacked from behind. She turned to see her attacker bearing down on her. Despite resistance by the victim the defendant punched her and dragged her back away from the street, where he began to smash her head into the sidewalk. He strangled her to the point of unconsciousness and she awoke to find him sexually assaulting her. A noise startled the attacker away and the victim used the opportunity to run to the nearby Target store.

Shortly after the crime a photo lineup was presented to the victim, and she identified the defendant as her attacker. After a two week trial the jury quickly found the defendant guilty on all counts.

Deputy District Attorney Scott Triplett said, “this is a very deserving sentence for a very violent individual. Although the defendant is only 23-years old, he has exhibited an escalation of violence in his more recent crimes over the past few years.”

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