28 year-old Marvin Cruz Reyes is spending his third night in prison after he was convicted of attempted murder before Justice Troadio Gonzalez.
Viewers may remember that in June of 2009, the jury of 9 could not come to a verdict that Reyes was indeed the gunman who shot 30 year-old Kareem Wright in the neck, leaving him paralyzed.
Well, Wright made a second trip to the court with the aid of a BERT ambulance, which took him inside on a bed so that he could testify against Reyes once again. He told the court that on August 26, 2007, his girlfriend and he were walking on Ebony Street when Reyes ambushed them and opened fire on him. One of the bullets struck him in the neck.
After the prosecution closed its case, Justice Gonzalez afforded Reyes his opportunity to make a defence, but he chose not to say anything.
The jury deliberated for almost 4 hours, and when they returned, they unanimously found him guilty of the charge. Justice Gonzalez asked him if he needed time to prepare a mitigation plea, but Reyes told the court that he wouldn't because didn't intend to call any character witnesses.
Justice Gonzalez then passed sentence on him immediately, commenting that Reyes showed no signs of remorse for what he had done, and the damage it did. Reyes was sentenced to 15 years, which commenced on Monday.
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