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Danny Mason, Ernest Castillo, Keiron and Terrence Fernandez, and Ashton Vanegas were all found guilty of the 2017 murder of Pastor Llewelyn Lucas and sentenced to life in prison. That happened in 2020 and they all appealed their convictions in March of this year.
Between the accused, they had three attorneys who challenged the validity of the DVR recording, the quality of the circumstantial evidence, and other procedural inconsistencies.
In the end, the panel of Appeal judges produced a 60 page judgement and found that the prosecution did establish its case against each of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt. And they said, quote, "There has not been a miscarriage of justice on any of the grounds of appeal…Accordingly….The appeals of Castillo, Keiron, Terrence, Vanegas and Mason against their convictions are dismissed and their sentences affirmed." End quote.
The convicted men can still take their appeal to the CCJ - but it is unclear at this time if they will.
