Thread: Nunez's son sentenced to 16 years in fatal stabbing case

June 25, 2010

Nenyez's son sentenced to 16 years in fatal stabbing case

A San Diego judge today sentenced the 21-year-old son of former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nenyez to 16 years in prison for his role in a fatal stabbing of a college student in San Diego.

From the Associated Press:

Esteban Nenyez and co-defendant Ryan Jett were given the maximum sentence for voluntary manslaughter Friday.

Prosecutors say the 21-year-old Esteban Nunez, Jett and two other men were angry because they were refused entry to a party and attacked Luis Santos, stabbing him in the chest, near San Diego State University on Oct. 4, 2008.

The two others pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

Esteban Nenyez was arrested the same year his father ended his Assembly tenure as the longest-serving speaker in California's era of legislative term limits.

The defense argued the men acted in self-defense.

http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlat ... 6-yea.html

From Left: Defendants Esteban Nuñez, Ryan Jett, Rafael Garcia, Leshanor Thomas.

Top: Esteban Nuñez, left, Ryan Jett, Rafael Garcia and Leshanor Thomas are arraigned in San Diego County Superior Court
in December 2008 on charges of killing Luis Santos. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)