POMONA : Boy Whose Mother Testified Against Him Is Convicted
An Azusa teen-ager whose mother testified against him was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a neighborhood convenience store clerk.
After deliberating for four days, a Pomona Superior Court jury found Nicholas R. Nabors, 17, guilty of murder, robbery and using a firearm in the commission of a crime, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Valerie S. Rose.
Judge Clarence A. Stromwall ordered Nabors to undergo a 90-day psychiatric evaluation before sentencing on July 13. Nabors could receive life in prison without possibility of parole. Because of his age, Nabors is not subject to the death penalty.
During the trial, witnesses--including his mother, Marilyn Ross--testified that Nabors had bragged about shooting and robbing Raj Sharma, and about having ties to a Carson gang. Nabors’ brother, Josiah, 16, was also convicted for his role in Sharma’s murder and has been sentenced to a California Youth Authority facility until he is 25.
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