People v. Albor CA2/6

FACTS

Convictions In 2006, Albor pled no contest to willful, deliberate, and premediated murder. (§ 187, subd. (a).) He admitted the special circumstance that he committed the murder by lying in wait. (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(15).) Albor also pled no contest to one count of

All statutory references are to the Penal Code. assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)) and that he personally inflicted great bodily injury during the assault. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Offenses The facts underlying the offenses are taken from the transcript of the preliminary hearing. Albor and his wife lived in an apartment with their adult son. Albor formed the belief that his wife and son were having sex. In October 2004, he threatened to kill his wife and son. Albor was arrested and the trial court granted a protective order. In January 2005, Albor was no longer living with his wife and son. He broke into their apartment when they were not home. He went into the bathroom with a knife and hid behind the shower curtain. When Albor’s wife and son returned home, his wife went into the bathroom. She thought she was alone. Albor came out of the shower, grabbed his…