The California Supreme Court Monday upheld a pipefitter’s conviction and death sentence for the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of a 9-year-old girl from Otay Mesa, whose body was discovered in Chula Vista more than three decades ago. Manuel Bracamontes, now 58, was convicted in September 2005 for Laura Arroyo’s June 1991 slaying. The girl — who was found wearing…
The girl disappeared the evening of June 19, 1991, and was found dead about 6:30 a.m. June 20, 1991, in the parking lot of an industrial complex in Chula Vista about 3 1/2 miles from her home, according to the ruling.
The justices rejected the defense's contention that the delay in the case being filed until 2003 was unjustified and denied him due process and prevented adequate defense investigation into potential third-party culpability evidence, along with a claim that the trial court improperly allowed victim impact testimony from the girl's third-grade teacher during the trial's penalty phase.
In sentencing the defendant to death in December 2005, Superior Court Judge John Thompson said, ''Clearly, the weight of the evidence supports the jury's recommendation.''
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