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    Jack Emmit Williams, Jr. - California Death Row

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    Facts of the Crime:

    Sentenced to death in Riverside County on August 24, 1998 in the May 19, 1993 shooting death of Yvonne Los, 32. Williams had instructed members of his gang to shoot anyone who resisted their carjacking attempts. The shooter, Alonso Dearaujo, was sentenced to life in prison after a jury deadlocked 10-2 for death.

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    Williams' case has been fully briefed on direct appeal before the California Supreme Court since November 16, 2009.

    http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.g...doc_no=S073205

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    On June 2, 2015, oral argument will be heard before the California Supreme Court in Williams' direct appeal.

    http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/SJUN215A.pdf

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    MORENO VALLEY: Death sentence in 1993 murder upheld

    By Gail Wesson
    The Press-Enterprise

    The state Supreme Court upheld the death penalty sentence of a Moreno Valley resident on Monday, Aug. 24, who instructed gang members to shoot anyone who resisted their carjacking attempts, an instruction that led to the death of a woman motorist in 1993.

    Jack Emmit Williams, who was 32 at the time of his 1998 conviction, was not the shooter but deemed criminally responsible for the death of carjack victim Yvonne Los, an Air Force nurse and mother of two. The shooter in the case, Alonso Dearaujo, was sentenced to life in prison after a jury deadlocked 10-2 for death.

    Williams talked to others, mostly teens, about forming a gang to commit crimes, including robbery, carjackings and kidnappings, and using the money to buy a house, invest in stocks and start bank accounts for the participants, according to court records. He told the others what to do.

    In the appeal, the defendant alleged numerous errors in his trial cumulatively prejudiced him and warranted a reversal. The justices found no error or prejudice and upheld the death sentence.

    http://www.pe.com/articles/death-777...ce-upheld.html
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    On May 11, 2016, Williams filed a habeas petition before the California Supreme Court.

    https://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca....9TQCAgCg%3D%3D

    In today's orders, the United States Supreme Court declined to review Williams' petition for certiorari on direct appeal.

    Lower Ct: Supreme Court of California
    Case Nos.: (S073205)
    Decision Date: August 24, 2015
    Rehearing Denied: November 10, 2015

    http://www.supremecourt.gov/search.a...es/15-8772.htm

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