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| Man Plans To Appeal 5 Life Sentences |
| By thenewstribune.com |
| Published: 01/21/2011 |
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PASCO -- Vicente Ruiz was ordered Thursday to serve one life term for each of the men he killed 23 years ago inside a Pasco garage. Five men died that night in a crime that thrust Pasco into the national spotlight. A sixth was wounded, and for that, Ruiz got an additional 20 years, though Judge Cameron Mitchell admitted Thursday that it is "perhaps somewhat redundant given the other sentences." But the 46-year-old Ruiz -- who now has been behind bars for almost 4 1/2 years -- is confident he won't die in prison, and defense attorneys join him in the belief the case will be back for a fourth trial. "We're optimistic that there is solid grounds for the appeal," said lawyer Kevin Holt. Read More. |
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