November 27, 2009
CA parolee convicted of murdering East Palo Alto police office
Now the fate of Alberto Alvarez is in the hands of the same jury that convicted him Wednesday of murdering an East Palo Alto police officer.
The San Mateo County jury deliberated for a little more than a day before convicting the East Palo Alto resident of first-degree murder in the Jan. 7, 2006, shooting of Officer Richard May. The jury also found that Alvarez, 26, committed the special circumstance of murdering a police officer, making the parolee eligible for the death penalty.
The jurors are to return to Superior Court in Redwood City on Dec. 7 to begin hearing testimony on whether Alvarez should be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole…
LINK - SFGate.com
