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Leon’s Long Wait Is Over
Tue, March 3, 2015
22 year-old Leon Gomez, who was charged with murder but was found guilty of manslaughter, was yesterday finally handed his sentence after almost 11 months of waiting.

Justice Adolph Lucas, after considering the all the elements in this case, heard mitigation please from 5 character witnesses, including his attorney, Alifa Elrington-Hyde. In the end, Justice Lucas sentenced him to 15 years in jail, but he subtracted 5 years for time spent on remand, and 1 year for his previous good character. So, that means he will only have to serve 9 more years in jail.

Gomez was convicted for the fatal stabbing of 27 year old Salvador Martinez, which occurred January 18, 2010, at MCC Grounds. A football match was being played between Ladyville Technical High School and Sadie Vernon High School when a brawl broke out in the stands. Martinez tried to part a fight and while he was doing so he was stabbed in his chest and abdomen. Gomez was convicted from April last year but he was not sentenced until today because Justice Lucas had fallen ill.

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