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David Meza sentencing reset for Dec. 11

LGBT Weekly8 years ago24 mins

A judge has delayed the sentencing until Dec. 11 for David Enrique Meza who was convicted of murdering his wealthy boyfriend in Mexico in 2015 so he could inherit his estate. Meza, 27, was convicted May 2 by a San Diego federal jury of the murder of Jake Clyde Merendino, 52, in Mexico. Merendino’s throat…

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Judge delays sentencing for David Meza

LGBT Weekly8 years ago03 mins

A federal judge has delayed the sentencing for David Enrique Meza to Oct. 23 as officials wanted more time to write a thorough sentencing report about the slaying of Meza’s wealthy boyfriend in Mexico in 2015. The request to move the Aug. 7 sentencing was made by the federal probation department to U.S. District Court…

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Wife gets 21 months for obstruction of justice in Mexico slaying

LGBT Weekly8 years ago08 mins

The wife of a man who was convicted of killing his wealthy boyfriend in Mexico was sentenced June 16 to 21 months in federal prison for conspiring to obstruct justice in which she gave a false alibi for her boyfriend to authorities. Taylor Marie Langston, 21, of Chula Vista, was hoping to get probation or…

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David Meza convicted of boyfriend’s murder in Mexico

Steve Lee, Editor8 years ago8 years ago010 mins

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — After seven days of deliberations, a federal jury Tuesday convicted David Enrique Meza of murdering his wealthy boyfriend in Mexico in order to inherit his estate. The eight woman, four man jury also convicted Meza, 26, of conspiracy to obstruct justice in which he used his pregnant girlfriend to arrange for…

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Jury deliberates in federal gay murder trial

LGBT Weekly8 years ago06 mins

Jury deliberations continued this week in the federal murder trial of David Enrique Meza who is accused of killing his wealthy boyfriend Jake Clyde Merendino in Mexico in 2015 so he could inherit his estate. The eight woman four man jury began deliberations Monday at 2:26 p.m. after hearing closing arguments. They had a legal…

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Federal murder trial starts for man accused of killing his boyfriend in Mexico

LGBT Weekly8 years ago07 mins

The attorney for a South Bay man accused of killing his boyfriend in Mexico told a federal jury Tuesday there was no physical evidence, such as DNA, blood, fingerprints or footprints linking him to the crime. However, David Enrique Meza, 26, was not suspected in the May 2, 2015, slaying of Jake Merendino, 52, until…

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Alleged killer’s attorney wants victim’s online ads admitted as evidence

LGBT Weekly8 years ago05 mins

The attorney for an Otay Mesa man accused of killing his boyfriend in Mexico has asked a judge to admit personal online ads by the victim into evidence during the April murder trial. David Enrique Meza, 26, is charged with stabbing Jake Merendino, 52, to death off a highway between Rosarito and Ensenada, Mexico. He…

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Alleged killer’s wife pleads guilty to obstruction of justice

LGBT Weekly8 years ago04 mins

A woman pleaded guilty Feb. 24 to conspiracy to obstruct justice in lying to authorities over the whereabouts of her husband who is accused of murdering his wealthy boyfriend in Mexico at the time. Taylor Marie Langston, 22, faces up to 20 years in federal prison when she is sentenced May 5 by U.S. District…

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