Posted on 09/27/2009 9:55:49 AM PDT by JoeProBono
A Milpitas man with a long history of violence was sentenced Friday to more than 25 years in prison for beating his former girlfriend's cocker spaniel to death with a hammer, a third strike for Alex Castro.
Castro, 48, begged the court for mercy, saying such a long sentence was too much for killing a dog, but the judge said he could not ignore the violence Castro inflicted in his life, according to the prosecutor.
"I am appreciative that not only did a jury take this case incredibly seriously, as evidenced by their verdict, but also that the judge did," said Deputy District Attorney Kevin Smith.
"Despite the defendant's claims he was getting too much time for 'only killing a dog,' he is getting this sentence for the violence in his past." Castro, a drywall worker, was sentenced to 25 years to life. Because of enhancements to his sentence, the earliest he'd be eligible for parole is 33 years, Smith said.
In an interview for a probation report prepared for the judge, Castro said he believed the most time he should receive for killing Copper in July 2007 was three years, the maximum allowed for felony animal cruelty. Copper's owner said she was "satisfied" by the verdict.
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good riddance. Let him rot
The system works.
Good thing she didn’t have a small child...
Good.
Only a mater of time before he does it to a human.
Third strike for what I wonder.
AMEN TO THAT! Too long for killing a dog? Did anyone ask the dog if the hammer took too long before the poor little thing died? To hell with him. He is not fit to be around anyone much less children and pets.
Now we get to see how well you learn to “bark”, “beg”, “heel”, and “roll over” in jail, asshat!
Death penalty would have been more fitting.
Bravo Milpitas. Justice is served.
Now, if we could build up the same level of intolerance for violence against people.
His eyes slowly drilled out.
His eardrums punctured with needles.
His tongue sliced off with a meat slicer. His hands sawed off with a string saw.
His feet hacked off with a bow saw.
His rectum filled with concrete.
Good riddance indeed. What’ll it be next? A child? Best to tuck him away right now for a long time.
Put Castro in with the prison’s general population. That should do it.
You sound closer to him than you do to us.
This one, if you read the article, was definitely an appropriate use of the 3 strikes law. Note that at the end, he’s going on trial shortly for witness tampering for trying to stop someone from testifying in this matter. Long string of other offenses, plus a couple of prior not just felonies, but violent felonies.
Enjoy your stay at the cross-bar hotel, crapweasel.
Then you support animal abuse?
No, I said that you sound closer to him than you do to us.
and yes, you support torturing a creature than has no concept of consequence. Seems most folks I have met here don’t support cruelty to animals, while you obviously have no problem with it. I personally don’t abuse animals. When was the last time you did?
The more you speak the weirder you sound, you really do seem closer to this guy than you do to us.
and you also have quite a mistaken self-image if you believe yourself to be a “sheepdog”.
and I have also learned to never argue with an idiot. They beat you down to their level and beat you with experience. I have no desire to be brought down to your level. Goodbye, there is a village obviously wondering where you have snuck off to.
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