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    Stephen Edward Hajek - California Death Row


    Stephen Edward Hajek


    Facts of the Crime:

    Stephen Hajek and Loi Tan Vo were sentenced to death in Santa Clara County on October 18, 1995 for the January 18, 1991 murder of Si Chieh Hung by garroting her with a rope and slashing her throat.

    For more on Vo, see: http://www.cncpunishment.com/forums/...rnia-Death-Row

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    Hajek's case has been fully briefed on direct appeal before the California Supreme Court since February 8, 2012.

    http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.g...doc_no=S049626

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    Oral arguments are scheduled for the 4th of February 2014.

    http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/SFEB414A.pdf

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    Two torture killers to remain on Death Row for Santa Clara County crime

    Two condemned Santa Clara County killers should remain on California's death row for the 1991 torture and murder of a 73-year-old San Jose woman, the California Supreme Court ruled on Monday.

    In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court rejected a bid by convicted murderers Stephen Hajeck and Loi Tan Vo to overturn their nearly two-decade-old death sentences. The court did set aside a special circumstance finding of committing the murder by lying in wait, but left intact other convictions, including torture, that kept them eligible for the death penalty.

    A jury in 1995 convicted the two men of tricking their way into a home and killing Su Chieh Hung, who was vacationing from Taiwan and staying with her daughter. Hajeck and Vo killed the woman by garroting her with a rope and slashing her throat.

    At trial, prosecutors alleged that the two men entered the home looking for Hung's 16-year-old granddaughter because they were seeking revenge over an argument earlier that week at a San Jose ice cream shop. Hajeck and Vo were in their early 20s when they were sentenced to death.

    During the crime, the two men tied up Hung's 10-year-old granddaughter, and later kidnapped other family members who arrived at the home as the events unfolded. The state Supreme Court concluded there was substantial evidence to uphold the convictions.

    Defense lawyers during trial maintained that Hajeck was mentally ill at the time of the crimes, but the Supreme Court rejected that argument. Vo's lawyer told the jury at trial that he was simply helping Hajeck and had no inkling of his plans to attack family members.

    Hajeck and Vo are still a long way from a firm execution date. Both men have remaining appeals in the state Supreme Court if they can introduce any new evidence and then have appeals in the federal courts, a process that ordinarily takes another decade or longer.

    http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-cou...ow-santa-clara
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    Hajek's habeas case has been fully briefed before the California Supreme Court since July 28, 2014.

    http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.g...hRICAgCg%3D%3D

    On February 23, 2015, the United States Supreme Court DENIED Hajek's certiorari petition on direct appeal.

    Lower Ct: Supreme Court of California
    Case Nos.: (S049626)
    Decision Date: May 5, 2014
    Rehearing Denied: July 23, 2014

    http://www.supremecourt.gov/search.a...es/14-6898.htm

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    On January 29, 2020, the California Supreme Court DENIED Hajek's habeas petition.

    https://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca....hRICAgCg%3D%3D

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    On April 14, 2020, Hajek filed a habeas petition in Federal District Court.

    https://dockets.justia.com/docket/ca...cv02568/358095
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