Luis Santos

Helping the Rich

Fabian Nunez Riles Crime Victims

Bill inspired by Luis Santos' murder targets political favors for criminals like Esteban Nunez

Esteban Nunez's Manslaughter Sentence Reduction by Schwarzenegger Challenged in SoCal Court

Arnold.​He called Democrats girly men and took money from corporate interests while decrying good-ole-boy ways of Sacramento. But perhaps nothing Arnold Schwarzenegger did while governor was more arrogant that slicing 9 years off of the 16-year manslaughter sentence of 22-year-old Esteban Nune ... More >>

Schwarzenegger Snores When Reminded of Reduced Sentence for Manslaughter Convict Esteban Nunez

Arnold.​CBS 2 reporter Dave Bryan won't let former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger live down his last-minute sentence reduction for the manslaughtering son of a powerful state Democratic leader. And so he dogged the Governator today, asking him, Why? The gov wasn't having it, saying "Don't ask me ... More >>

Lawsuit vs. Arnold Schwarzenegger Over Sentence Reduction for Esteban Nunez Putting California's Victims' Rights Laws Center Stage

​In California, the rights of crime victims pretty much fly under the radar. After all, we have a Victim's Bill of Rights, which voters approved as a constitutional amendment in 2008, and for the most part, advocates say, district attorneys do a decent job of keeping victims informed and part of ... More >>

Arnold Schwarzenegger, State Prisons Sued Over Sentence Reduction for Esteban Nunez, Son of Fabian Nunez

Esteban Nunez.​Did the Governator violate California's own rules when he reduced the prison sentence of Esteban Nunez, son of pal Fabian Nunez? A lawsuit filed this week claims he did. Baby Nunez was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison for his involvement in the 2008 ... More >>

Schwarzenegger Sends Apology Letter To SDSU Stabbing Victim's Father For Esteban Nunez Sentence Commute; Father Will Sue

22-Year-Old Luis Santos was stabbed to death by Esteban Nuñéz in Fall 2008​Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger went out with a bang last week, turning what might have been his last lazy Sunday in office into a flex of very un-girly political muscle -- heard 'round California and the nation ... More >>

Gov. Arnold's Last Move: The Gift Of A Shorter Sentence For Manslaughter Convict Esteban Nunez, Son Of Democratic Player Fabian Nunez

Thanks, Arnold: Esteban Nunez.​We called them the "Bad Little Suburban Boys," the foursome accused in the brutal, beer-fueled stabbing of a San Diego State University student in the fall of 2008. And, true to form, bad little suburban boys, especially ones who are the sons of powerful state po ... More >>

Son Of Fabian Nunez, Esteban, Makes Plea Deal In Murder Case

Esteban Nunez.​By Christine Pelisek, reporting from San Diego Esteban Nunez, the 20-year-old son of former state Assembly Speaker and Los Angeles political powerhouse Fabian Nunez, took a plea deal on Wednesday in the case of a stabbing death at San Diego State University in the fall of 2008. ... More >>

Nunez murder trial shocker: Esteban Nunez and Ryan Jett jailed immediately as mother cries out

By Christine Pelisek reporting from San DiegoThe mother of Esteban Nunez, Maria Robles, burst into tears in a San Diego courtroom this afternoon, and family members seemed equally shocked, when Judge Robert O'Neill ordered the son of California Assembly Speaker Emeritus Fabian Nunez to be taken to j ... More >>

Anatomy of a Murder

J'Accuse: the Trial for Luis Santos' Murder

Bad suburban boys break ranks, and Esteban Nunez and pal Ryan Jett are fingered

Esteban Nunez murder trial lyrics: "Gangsta rap made us do it"

By Christine PelisekAt a key hearing today in San Diego, defense attorneys for the "bad suburban boys" accused of plunging a knife into the heart of an unarmed, college kid, Luis Santos, during a drunken brawl, sought to paint a picture of Santos and his buddies as the aggressors. latinopoliticsb ... More >>

Esteban Nunez's Friend Admits Destroying Evidence; Will Testify Against Former Assembly Speaker's Son

Just two weeks before the first anniversary of the death of 22-year-old San Diego college student Luis Santos, one of the four men charged with his fatal stabbing pleaded guilty September 16. Rafael Garcia, the son of a respected Sacramento administrative law judge, also agreed to testify against t ... More >>

Justice for Luis Santos, and the Prop. 8 Aftermath

Esteban Nunez Case: Bad Little Suburban Boys

The son of Fabian Nunez, and his friends, face the music in Lu Santos’ killing

Judge: Fabian Nunez's Son and Three Friends Will Go to Trial in Fatal Stabbing Case

San Diego Superior Court Judge Cynthia Bashant ruled today that former California  Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez's son, Esteban, and three friends must stand trial for the stabbing death of an allegedly unarmed 22-year-old college student outside a fraternity party.Esteban NunezBashant made her ... More >>

Fabian Nunez's Son Arrested in Slay Case

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