Post by Anja on Jun 1, 2006 21:07:23 GMT -5
DA won't seek death penalty in Prunedale murder case
Prosecutors announced Thursday that they will not seek the death penalty
against a Las Lomas man accused of killing his brother-in-law, stabbing
his sister and trying to kill her 3 small children by setting their mobile
home on fire while they were in it.
Prosecutor Stephanie Hulsey said the decision not to seek the death
penalty against Daryl Lipska followed a presentation to a prosecution
panel by Lipska's defense attorney and was based on a number of factors
that she declined to discuss.
Defense attorney Charles Murphy said he presented the District Attorney's
Office with information regarding Lipska's minimal criminal record and
stressed how a death sentence would impact his large family.
Lipska, 30, is charged with murder under special circumstances, as well as
4 counts of attempted murder. If convicted, he would be sentenced to life
in prison without possibility of parole.
Prosecutors allege Lipska went to his sister's mobilehome on Blackie Road
in Prunedale in the early hours of Nov. 30, 2005, fatally stabbed Billy
Joseph White, then attacked and stabbed his sister, Tania Bone. He
allegedly then set the home on fire with the 3 children inside.
11-year-old Corinna Silveira, Bone's daughter from a previous
relationship, rescued her 2 younger brothers from the inferno.
Judge Terrance Duncan set a trial for Oct. 23.
(source: Monterey Herald)