FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 14NF4890
Date: May 12, 2017
MAN SENTENCED TO 52 YEARS TO LIFE FOR STABBING-MURDER OF MOTHER’S BOYFRIEND OUTSIDE RESIDENCE IN ANAHEIM
SANTA ANA, Calif – A man was sentenced to 52 years to life in state prison today for stabbing and murdering his mother’s boyfriend outside of a residence in Anaheim.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Sentence |
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Ruben Martinez, 29, Anaheim |
Found guilty by a jury on March 3, 2017, of:
Sentencing Enhancement:
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52 years to life in state prison |
Circumstances of the Case:
- At approximately 8:00 p.m. on Nov. 16, 2014, Martinez stabbed 52-year-old Maximino F. multiple times in the torso region while they were outside a home in a neighborhood in unincorporated Anaheim.
- The crime was reported to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) who arrived at the scene and discovered the victim’s body on a street near the home.
- The victim died as a result of his injuries. OCSD arrested the defendant at the scene.
Prosecutor: Senior Deputy District Attorney Keith Burke, Homicide Unit.