Yamile Lee
4 Dec 1997
San Diego, California (USA)
Stabbed
TDoR list ref: tdor.info/4 Dec 1997/Yamile (Jorge) Lee
Yamile was stabbed to death with a large butcher knife. In December 2007 Luis Garces was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 28 years to life in prison.
Yamile and her ex-boyfriend, named "Luis," had serious relationship problems and he had just gotten out of jail where he was in custody for violating a restraining order. The ex-boyfriend had called Yamile that morning asking for a ride, but she had refused and told him not to call again. Not expecting the ex-boyfriend to come to the house, Janet was surprised when she heard Yamile screaming, "you're killing me" from the next room and saw Yamile being assaulted by a man she recognized from photos as Luis, the ex-boyfriend.
The autopsy showed Yamile had died from a four-inch deep stab wound to the back of the neck which had severed her subclavian artery and penetrated the top of her left lung. No defensive wounds were found on Yamile.
After retrial, a jury convicted Luis Manuel Garces of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a); count 1) and assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1); count 2). The jury also found Garces had used a deadly weapon, a knife, during the murder (§ 12022, subd. (b)) and assault (§ 1192.7, subd. (c)(23)), and he had caused great bodily injury during the assault (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)). After denying a motion for new trial, the trial court sentenced Garces to a total prison term of 28 years to life and, among other things, imposed a $10,000 restitution fine under section 1202.4, subdivision (b).
https://casetext.com/case/people-v-garces-6
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