The jury deliberated the sentence for less than an hour Wednesday after hearing testimony from a gang expert and the defendant’s family and friends.
Defense attorney Matt Allen delivers his closing remarks to the jury during the sentencing phase of Rafael Castillo’s murder trial Wednesday.Photos were displayed of a shirtless Castillo as the prosecution cycled through the tattoos. One was of a skull wearing a fedora with a clock in its mouth, its hands covering the Roman numerals X and III, the number corresponding with the 13th letter of the alphabet “M,” Rodriguez said.
Castillo has one child and was also taking care of two other children of whom he was not the biological father, according to testimony. He has been married twice, and is separated from his current wife. “We’re Christians, and at home we don’t do that,” she said, referring to Castillo’s drug use. She described a God fearing family, one that practiced Bible study daily and had kept Castillo in church and Bible school as he grew up.Sarai Robledo, a family friend who met Castillo through the church, described “Rafi” as a friendly man who liked jokes. During his time in house arrest with his parents, she would play“I love the family and I love him like my own son,” Robledo said.
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