Brian Fiore verdict affirmed on appeal

http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/disposition.cfm?dist=1&doc_id=2021417&doc_no=A136116

Allan Dollison who prosecuted the case locally said the verdict was affirmed on appeal. Mr. Fiore's murder and attempted murder convictions were upheld. He will serve 3 life terms and 66 years and 8 months. A robbery count as to 1 of 2 victims was overturned. He only received 2 additional years for that conviction, so a reduction of only 2 years was the net result of the Court of Appeals decision.

"The decision was an important  published decision and mainly centered around claims of jury instruction error, which were rejected which was why the Murder and Attempted Murder convictions were affirmed." stated Dollison. "I have always said this was a profoundly sad case. A young man is dead, and another man who was 19 will spend the rest of his life in prison, but the violence and in particular the attempted Murder counts on law enforcement had to be accounted for. A jury, a Superior Court Judge and now a 3-Member Court of Appeal have said what that punishment should be. The community will be protected from Mr. Fiore. Hopefully there is some deterrent for future crimes of violence where robbery of Marijuana were at the core of the crime."