CASE OF INTEREST

Date: March 17, 2004
Case: People v. Larry Roach
Contact: Hilary Bagley, Gang Unit, (916) 874-8685

District Attorney Jan Scully announced today the return of a First Degree Murder conviction in the case of the People v. Larry Roach. On June 17, 2003, victim Christine Cheatham was shot in front of the California Place Apartments on Valley Hi Drive o the day of a funeral for Wesley Hunter.

The jury took less than 24 hours of deliberations to return the verdict of First Degree Murder, along with gun use and gang enhancements. Deputy District Attorney Hilary Bagley, who tried the case stated: "This was a classic example of a violent gang retaliation murder, and our community needs to be aware that the District Attorney's Office treats these matters very seriously." Defendant Larry Roach faces a sentence of 50 years to life in prison and will be sentenced in April.

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