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7.29.2007

Ledger-Dispatch - Shooting case leaves Judge Richmond’s court

Shooting case leaves Judge Richmond’s court
Wednesday, March 19, 2003
The two Stockton residents implicated in a Nov. 29 shooting won’t be facing Amador County Superior Court Judge David Richmond any longer. But, if it comes to trial, who they’ll face is in doubt.

That uncertainly is due to a peremptory challenge filed recently by LeRoy Falk, attorney for 21-year-old Louie Zameza, one of the men charged with the incident at a party in Pine Grove that left a 16-year-old girl gunshot in the leg. According to Allan L. Dollison - chief county defense attorney and representative for the other man, 18-year-old Louie Brown - the pre-trial conference now set for 10:30 a.m., April 9 will probably be heard by Judge Susan Harlan. It is uncertain who would hear the case if it goes to trial.

A peremptory challenge is one where no reason for the challenge need be given. Each side in a court case is allowed one each, according to Dollison.

Zameza and Brown were to be arraigned last Thursday, when instead Richmond removed himself from the proceedings. The men were expected to enter pleas of not guilty at the hearing, when a trial date would have been set.

Zameza faces felony counts of shooting into an inhabited dwelling, assault with a firearm and permitting another to shoot from a vehicle. Brown is charged with felony counts of shooting into an inhabited dwelling, shooting from a motor vehicle and assault with a firearm. Both defendants also face numerous special allegations related to their conduct.

The charges stem from a shooting that happened shortly before 11:15 p.m. of the day in question.

After being apprehended shortly after the shooting, Brown admitted he had shot a .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol twice from the opened passenger-side window into a group standing in front of the residence. The shooting was in retaliation for a disagreement at the party, Brown said, adding he did not look where he was shooting. Zameza was allegedly encouraging Brown to shoot into the crowd, according to the district attorney’s office.

Brown said he gave the pistol to the third person in the car, according to the sheriff’s news release made public shortly after the incident. This person - called Chris - was going to destroy the weapon. Zameza and Brown said they dropped this subject off outside Sutter Creek. “Chris” was subsequently located and interviewed as a witness to the alleged crime, Amador County Undersheriff Karl Knobelauch said earlier, adding that it’s been determined that he never had the weapon. That gun hasn’t been located.

More on Dollison:

State Bar Association Allan Lee Dollison
Like Gallegos, he did not go to an accredited Law School - Western State Univ was not an accredited Law School at the time Dollison attended. It has recently become accredited.

Like Stoen and Schwartz, this guy likes to run for office:
Senatorial candidate suspended in 2000
Smart Voter - Philosophy
Smart Voter, March 2, 2004 Election - Our Environment
He also ran for the California Assembly in 1994.

Discussion at watchpaul:
Tim Stoen, Jeffrey "yougofree.com" Schwartz, and now this...
What're we talkin' about here? Moral Turpitude

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