Inyo criminal cases and sentences

inyocourthouseIn Inyo Court, Marvin Titus of Bishop was sentenced to 30 years to life for numerous felony and misdemeanor counts of sex crimes involving children.

According to Inyo Superior Court, a jury found Titus guilty of four felonies and four misdemeanors including what is called an enhancement for crimes involving more than one victim.

The jury had returned guilty verdicts on three counts of committing lewd acts on a child by force and one count of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under the age of 14. The Jury also found Titus guilty of four misdemeanor crimes including two counts of child molesting and two counts of sexual battery.

Titus had remained in the Inyo County Jail during trial proceedings.

In other cases, the court sentenced Jose Thomas Figueroa on a no-contest plea of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. The District Attorney had said that Figueroa also admitted two prior offenses of driving under the influence.

According to an earlier DA’s press release, Figueroa was driving a vehicle involved in a roll-over accident more than a year ago. His passenger, Thunder Medina, was injured and died from injuries in that wreck. The court sentenced Figueroa to 10 years in prison.

Harlan Dewey, Jr. was scheduled for sentencing in his no-contest plea to felony involuntary manslaughter. His sentencing was continued until February 6th.

This case involved what was described as an altercation Dewey had with Daniel Barlow in December of 2011. The DA said Barlow died as a result of that fight.

 

About Benett Kessler

Always interested in writing, Benett was the editor of her high school paper, proceeded to the University of Chicago and then out West where she and John Heston formed Eastern Sierra News Service in Inyo County. They fed film to KNXT in Los Angeles and co-wrote and produced the first daily radio news in the Eastern Sierra. Their work ranged from a published news magazine to the first television newscast. They continued to provide videotaped news to KABC and other news outlets. After a seat on the Mammoth Times board and work as newswriter, Benett formed her own company, Sierra Broadcasters and launched an FM radio station, now KSRW and a broadcast television station, KSRW-TV33. The latest addition - Sierrawave.net. Her company motto: Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.

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2 Responses to Inyo criminal cases and sentences

  1. Wayne Deja January 15, 2013 at 4:34 pm #

    Hey,what do ya know !!!!!….GOOD sentences for these convicted felons…Good job by the Inyo D.A.

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  2. Dingo January 17, 2013 at 1:02 pm #

    General Population would be a good place for Marvin Titus in prison. True justice.
    Sweet dreams Marvin, I know what I’m having for dinner…anything I want, how about you?

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