Deangelo Cortijo, 30, clashed frequently with both the trial judge and prosecutor during his 2021 trial.
OAKLAND — A California appeals court has ruled against a local justice reform activist who was convicted of murder, won his appeal in 2020, and re-convicted in 2021, court records show.
Deangelo Cortijo, 30, was convicted twice of murdering his sister’s ex-boyfriend, 26-year-old Oakland resident Jamad Jerkins, in a shooting outside the sister’s apartment. Cortijo argued at trial that he believed Jerkins was about to attack him and that the shooting was self-defense.
“ made no offer of proof demonstrating that the facts he expected to prove by the testimony of any available or intended witnesses were material to his defense and would not be cumulative of other evidence,” the decision says. Jerkins was fatally shot in 2016, after allegedly banging on the door of Cortijo’s sister’s apartment while Cortijo was there babysitting her kids. The two argued outside the apartment and Cortijo shot Jerkins with a revolver, according to prosecution witness testimony., writing that the very first prosecution had tainted the whole trial by suggesting there was a prior incident where Cortijo had pulled a gun on someone.
“If that’s what it is, I want my voice to be heard, Your Honor, and I want my witnesses to come,” Cortijo said. “So, you know what, man? Screw it. I’ll get on the stand. Screw it.”
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