Opinion ID: 1907203
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Hector Sanabria (2) (life sentence)

Text: In an attempt to gain a monopoly over drugs sales in Paterson, defendant shot and killed a twenty-eight-year-old and a twenty-nine-year-old man. One of the victim's reached for his own gun before defendant shot him in the chest, liver, pancreas, and stomach. Defendant, twenty-three years old, was the father of three children. He left school in ninth grade and had been unemployed. Defendant was in good mental and physical health and denied drug abuse. He was, however, an alcoholic. Prior to these offenses, defendant had another murder conviction. He was also charged with an additional murder prior to the resolution of the instant offense. Defendant was charged and tried for noncapital murder. He was convicted and sentenced to life. The AOC coded the c(4)(a) (prior murder), c(4)(b) (creating grave risk of death to another person), and c(5)(h) (catch-all) factors as being present. For affirmance Chief Justice PORITZ, and Justices POLLOCK, O'HERN, GARIBALDI, STEIN and COLEMAN6.