Jose “Rafa” Solano Landaeta, known as the San Carlos samurai sword killer, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for beheading his ex-girlfriend. The judge expressed dissatisfaction with the sentence, citing legal limitations under California law. The victim's family expressed anger over the sentence. The incident occurred in San Carlos, and the sentence was the maximum under CA law.
The man who used a sword to behead his ex-girlfriend was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole. But after reading his sentence, Judge Lisa Novak said the "sentence imposed just does not feel sufficient for the crime." https://t.co/lzqMyRj19f https://t.co/oT3cFBrXzo
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This is Jose “Rafa” Solano Landaeta, the San Carlos samurai sword killer, at his sentencing today. He was given 25 years to life in prison, with possibility of parole. The judge said she wished she could make the sentence more severe, but legally could not under California law🧵 https://t.co/lmN6NG7RQX
The man convicted of murdering his girlfriend by severing her head with a sword in San Carlos was sentenced to 20 years in prison this morning. https://t.co/JkodPmqen9 https://t.co/K3Gen4yJnT
The man convicted of murdering his girlfriend by severing her head with a sword was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Full report at 11am on https://t.co/KTNbgO3v3x @nbcbayarea https://t.co/g31Jtw9Zap
BREAKING: Killer who used a samurai sword to decapitate ex-girlfriend in San Carlos sentenced to maximum under CA law. https://t.co/d6K7lT8SCb https://t.co/f1HWfDqtl3
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