Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard 2010 Annual Report

Criminal Division (continued)
by Adam Angulo. It was subse-
averaging 10 to 15 people per
negotiating between attorneys,
investigated. She claimed she
re-examined and the Attorney
quently determined that Angulo,
load. The section obtained a fi-
a settlement was reached,
had not properly been given
General’s Office agreed to
a former gang member, was not
nal order of forfeiture on August
satisfying all parties. In their
her Miranda rights. After three
prosecute.
the bona fide owner of the liquor
license attached to the bar, and
that the bar business had been
acquired with the proceeds
of marijuana trafficking. In a
six-month period, Angulo sold
more than 1,000 pounds of
marijuana. The final order of
forfeiture was obtained March
4, 2010, resulting in the forfeiture
of $1.2 million in cash and
bank accounts, the bar’s liquor
license, nine vehicles, jewelry
and several weapons.
State v. Ibarra-Ramirez
The Ibarra-Ramirez Enterprise,
investigated by the Phoenix
Police Department, engaged in
illegal alien smuggling. Serving
primarily as transporters, the
criminal enterprise would on a
daily basis use vans to shuttle
19, 2009, obtaining $33,230 in
cash, several weapons and six
vehicles.
Office of Victim Services
State v. Frederick Sevilla
The defendant in this case
was originally indicted in
2002 on several counts of
sexual conduct with a minor
and molestation of child. After
a very emotional trial, the jury
found the defendant guilty and
sentenced him to 130 years in
prison. On appeal, however, the
conviction and sentence were
overturned seven years after the
indictment. The victims were
devastated, as they were faced
with the possibility of testifying
again, now as young adults.
Fortunately, after arduous plea
victim impact statements, the
victims were able to articulate
to the court how they were
traumatized by this defendant.
In the end, the defendant was
sentenced to 20 years in prison,
followed by lifetime probation.
The victims said they could
finally breathe a sigh of relief.
State v. Debra Milke
It was almost 20 years since
the victim in this case had seen
his ex-wife, the defendant. The
last time he saw her, she was
being sentenced to death for the
murder of their son, Christopher.
In January 2010, the victim sat
with the victim advocates in
the same courtroom with the
defendant for the first time in
almost two decades. The appeal
issue dated back to when
days and various interviews with
the media, the victim made it
through this very long evidentiary
hearing, feeling satisfied after
it was over. The judge ruled that
Milke had been given her rights
properly.
State v. William Veach
In November 2009, defendant
William Veach was sentenced
to 10 years in prison for
manslaughter. The defendant
was convicted of killing an
18-month-old child, whose
mother was dating the defendant
at the time of her death.
Though the crime occurred in
2001, the case was not picked
up for prosecution until 2008
when a cold case detective with
NCIS pushed to have the case
The victims in this case lived in
Illinois, so all of the contact was
done via telephone and email.
Since they were not able to
participate in court proceedings,
it was the advocate’s responsibility
to keep them updated
on every aspect of the case.
Fortunately, the victims were
able to come to Arizona for the
sentencing hearing to present
their victim impact statements
in person. It was difficult for
everyone involved to come to
terms with the fact that a young
child had been killed. The AGO
victims advocate worked effectively
to keep everyone as
calm as possible. Being able to
assist this family through such a
tragic life event was very much
appreciated by the family.
aliens throughout the country,
the defendant was originally
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